Last week as we were blessed with unseasonably warm and sunny weather, hubby and I left work a little early for a walk in the woods.

Starting off…

A little bit down the trail and coming up on a small, still half-frozen lake, we heard what sounded like large rocks being thrown into the water.  Kerplunk!  Kerpunk!  Took us a minute to realize we were hearing beavers!  A pair were swimming around, including in and out of the iced over areas, enjoying the weather much as we were, I think.   I couldn’t get a picture of them, but I did get their home…

Sunlight through the branches is like nature’s lace, I think…

Time to go home… lead the way, honey: