Rich Urbaniak, Stargazers

 Ecru, 400 pieces. Really impressive cut that somehow doesn't come through as much as I wanted to on the back; I don't usually flip Ecru puzzles but this one was so nice! 4/5

love the linked birds

Dino-Mite!

 Stave, 80 pieces. Fun Teaser, not too difficult. 6/10

Aslan Lion

 Whimsy, 331 pieces. The dark areas on the side were still distinguishable by shading, so this was a relatively steady assembly. 3/5

The Coasters, Kinnally

 Peaceful Puzzles, 250 pieces. The curvy cut here worked well with the image. 3/5

Pierre-August Renoir, Gabrielle with Jewels

 Fireside Puzzles, 88 pieces. New cutter for me; push-fit but small enough that I didn't get frustrated.

(I'll try anything once!) 3/5

Dog Day Afternoon

 Stave, 480 pieces. Very fun cut with lots of little grace notes. 7/10

counting sheep

cat!

birds, including one perched on the knob

sew+wheat tree+ms =sweet dreams

multipiece dog

multipiece cat

barking

Yei

 Joyful Nook, 462 pieces. I ultimately soured a bit on Joyful Nook because they had a lot of small and repeated-shape pieces. This one mostly doesn't suffer from the "small" problem, with one very striking exception, but the repeated shapes combined with areas of continuous color to make it not a very pleasant finish--I was basically just guessing/maybe it didn't matter--even with some interesting multipiece whimsy design.

Look at this tiny hexagon: why?