I didn't get a good night's sleep, waking up before dawn for the second day in a row. I met some friends for breakfast at the Nautilus Diner while Emily slept. I did a little shopping, and arrived home just as Emily's Dad came to bring her to his house. He's having a Super Bowl party and she'll have a lot more fun watching it on his big screen TV than with a non-football Mom. After a while, I started to not feel well; I had a lack-of-sleep headache. I thought I'd take a walk and shoot some pictures as it was a brilliantly sunny day. There's a wetlands area around the corner from my house that has walkways and viewing shelters. There used to be many, many trees before the beavers moved in. Little by little, they cut down the trees. It was really sad, but nothing could be done about it. It was nature. Finally, it stopped, although I don't know how. Did someone get rid of them? That was a few years ago. Imagine my surprise when I saw tree after tree newly cut down or in the process. The beavers are back. It was a freezing day, and there was a thin and brittle coat of ice on the water's surface. I actually had to run a little on my way home I was so cold. I hope people thought I was athletic and just getting my afternoon exercise!