Invisible iCal

Hello, so I did some comparing of different calendar applications: iCal, Sunbird, etc. I made a folder inside the applications folder in which I stored iCal, among other things for organization. I did nothing else to iCal.
So I decided to use iCal, and put in the dock. when I quit iCal the iCal icon lost the "calendar" backdrop and only retained the "MAY 31" text which usually sits inside the calendar icon. When I click the icon, the backdrop returns to normal until I quit, when it again vanishes.
It looks rather mysterious, and is fully functional, but I don't like that its doing this.
What should I do? I've tried removing and re-adding the icon. Should I reinstall iCal?

argos12,
Welcome to Apple Discussions.
I made a folder inside the applications folder in which I stored iCal, among other things for organization.
Generally speaking it is not advisable to reorganize Apple supplied applications. System updates will not find the application when an update is applied.
What should I do?
Try a Safe Boot, and after the Safe Boot restart as specified. If that is unsuccessful, find the com.apple.dock.plist in your Macintosh HD/Users/yourusername/Library/Preferences folder, drag it to your Desktop, log out/in or restart and check for normal appearance. Be aware that the Dock will return to default appearance after removing the Dock .plist file.
Should I reinstall iCal?
No
;~)

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