Firewood

A couple weeks ago, we obtained a firewood permit from Mark Twain National Forest.  It cost $20 for 4 cords of wood and expires in June.  You are only allowed to cut downed trees.  My husband and I had scoped out several areas of downed trees.  We decided that we would cut and split, by hand, there in the forest.
Yesterday, my husband and sons left out about 8 am to start cutting and splitting.  My girls and I walked over to the area about 9:30, bringing water and snacks.  Boy were the guys glad to see us, they promptly took a water and snack break.  The girls and I jumped in and helped cart the wood to the truck for my youngest son to stack in.

All in all we filled up the truck two times and got about 1/2 cord of wood.  All of this wood is white and red oak from 1 1/4 trees.

One of the logs that DH cut off a limb.

Kindling pile