Spring has Sprung and Puzzling is Done …

At least until the Fall when all the crops are harvested and the weather turns foul and we need an excuse to sit inside.

Miya turned out to be a much better helper than I was, at least in the moral support department!

Miya wishes she has opposable thumbs so she can put the pieces in the puzzle.

This puzzle was used in the World Puzzling Championships in 2023. It is a 500 piece puzzle and it took the winner 49 minutes to take it out of a sealed box and finish it. It took me that long to dump the pieces out and turn them all over!

Except for the 4000 piece puzzle that is going to Natalie, this stack plus about three more that he finished went to the puzzle exchange where Joel wheeled and dealed to get another pile to work on this Fall. He was excited because there were 3 guys and 23 ladies signed up for the event!

The sky usually is the most challenging part in a lot of the puzzles.

I can’t take much credit for adding too many pieces, but I did help with this one.

A mix of snow, sun and a little rain has set the flowers and blossoms in the yard blooming. And, for the first time, my nose was running so bad I had to buy a box of Benadryl!

And Joel was in the garden today planting his snap pea starts. He has already harvested spring onions and green/purple asparagus, which we had for dinner last night.