Nicholas Brown, of Newport, decides where to strike a log while splitting wood from a maple tree cut down in front of Mike Estrada's West Lebanon, N.H., insurance agency, Monday, Oct. 14, 2019. "I prefer manual labor over a machine doing all the work," said Brown, who picked up this side job during a slow time at the masonry and chimney cleaning service where he works. "I like to go home tired." (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
Nicholas Brown, of Newport, decides where to strike a log while splitting wood from a maple tree cut down in front of Mike Estrada's West Lebanon, N.H., insurance agency, Monday, Oct. 14, 2019. "I prefer manual labor over a machine doing all the work," said Brown, who picked up this side job during a slow time at the masonry and chimney cleaning service where he works. "I like to go home tired." (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Credit: Valley News — James M. Patterson