We have oak leaves all around too. Neighbors here rake them in the fall and burn them. We just leave them alone till spring and then rake them into one big compost pile.
Other wise we’d be raking all the time. They don’t ever seem to drop all at once, just a bunch at a time, just after you rake them up.
I did manage to sweep some off the patio during one of our warm days in January. While it makes the patio look nice, it probably would be better to have left them be. They help when you are walking in snow.
However, when it rains, they are slick, so sometimes I just leave a patch next to the house all the way to the door. Then we are all set for whichever we have.
“However, when it rains, they are slick, so sometimes I just leave a patch next to the house all the way to the door.”
Before you caution me, again, I’m not walking on wet oak leaves. Mine are like yours - everywhere covering the whole upper deck and ground. They do just as yours do - keep falling all the time so I leave them alone except for a path. When it’s dry maybe in late Feb., I can get them up and in the composter.