That's a toad.

Did you split that yourself? Did you use a splitter or with a maul? It's nice and uniform. Looks like something with a nice straight grain like ash or maple.

New blades are great. Really improves visibility when it's raining

Meh. It's no biggie.

My dog still investigates a spot on our walk where she found a remnant bit of ham sandwich almost 10 years ago. She's eternally optimistic that there will be more ham.