Raking leaves at the yard

It's autumn now and I love fall season.It's just that it means lots of leaves to rake :(.We have lots of trees in our yard and it's so tiring and annoying sometimes to rake those wet leaves.But what can we do,we don't have other choice but to take off those leaves.We are thinking of getting a composter,a simple compost bin perhaps.It would be nice to have a natural fertilizer.

We have a big walnut tree that started to fall it's nuts and leaves.Last week,me,my husband and my son started to pick the nuts and raked some of the leaves.Bad thing was that few days ago,it rained a lot.The leaves are now wet and all the walnuts on the ground.We will be having a hard time again taking off all those wet leaves and nuts :(