The bleak midwinter

A miserable morning.  Rain, sleet, ice in the trees.

I wanted to get in the First Bicycle Ride of the Year in, but my wife made it clear she preferred I didn't.  Later in the afternoon it warmed up enough that I was confident that there was no ice on the road, and the rain eased up enough, that I got a ten mile ride in... followed by a two mile walk with the dog.