I really need to get in the habit of taking more pictures when I ride. Weather has had a couple short breaks to interrupt the chill and wind and rain that's been the standard since the pleasant spell we had at Christmas time, but managed to have other things to do until Sunday.

There were some heavy rains Thursday and Friday (fortunately not as severe as some other parts of the country, but I am able to report that the Roanoke River Greenway is a bit prone to flooding. I was looking forward to riding to the end of it on Sunday, but after passing some substantial mud and stick deposits, I wasn't terribly surprised to find that the part that can see people fishing off the low roadway was barricaded at about the 3 mile point. I wanted to get in a bit more than six miles, so I explored a connecting greenway and found that I have a set of skewers that needs to be retired. Every time I applied increased torque while in the small ring, I ended up with the tire rubbing the left chainstay. A good thing to know well in advance of taking that bike on any organized rides.