Vacuuming the streets of DC by Helen Betts

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21-NOV-2016

Vacuuming the streets of DC

This is DC’s leaf vacuuming team. They go around all the districts twice every fall and vacuum up leaves that residents have left either in the tree boxes or in the gutter. I put mine out for the garbage man last week because I didn’t want them blowing all over the place so I’d have to sweep them up yet again.

Just a little mosque, posted earlier:

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Zoltán Balogh		28-Nov-2016 11:26
How intriguing, cool! V

Raymond Ma		27-Nov-2016 04:00
Same thought as Jim, do they make a domestic version for home use? V

Julie Oldfield		24-Nov-2016 17:12
It's a great service. I missed the leaf pick up this year . 😬

exzim		24-Nov-2016 16:56
I wish you a Happy Thanksgiving Helen

exzim		23-Nov-2016 23:24
Yes, it nice to see your tax money at work, Helen, and nicer still when it makes a great street scene

Kevin Warren		23-Nov-2016 01:11
A really cool street scene, Helen. I like the way the sunlight illuminates the orange tree and vacuum and the shadow it creates in the lower left.

Nora van Beek		22-Nov-2016 13:33
We have the same service here, but you are right about the leaves blowing all over before the vacuum gets to them. My husband mows ours, which seems to work out very well. V

Chris Morton		21-Nov-2016 17:46
good to see vacuum being used on a effective scale; I get so annoyed seeing people in UK using leafblowers

Jim Coffman		21-Nov-2016 17:45
I wonder if they would do that to my yard?????

Jola Dziubinska		21-Nov-2016 17:30
Cool fall scene, well seen from the upper level. Nice to see the street where you live, Helen, are all the houses that narrow? V.

Martin Lamoon		21-Nov-2016 17:23
A great idea, wish they did that where we live, v

Tom Munson		21-Nov-2016 17:20
Looks like a hard job with all the cars. Nice shot, Helen.