This was on my way up to check one of the Northern Red Oak trees we planted last year, it looks like a small Ash that was damaged by the ice storm, I'll put it on the list.
I checked three, they seemed good. http://firewoodhoardersclub.com/forums/index.php?threads/ray-oak-tree-update.2236/
Now that I have some ash to compare your pics to, they look the same. I enjoy ash, it's lightweight, dries fairly quick and decent BTU's
I thought the exact same thing when I got ready to open this thread. Actually I was thinking of adding something like Swags did.