56 Cats and 1 Very Quiet Mouse

Elms, 663 pieces. The box had mold damage and a piece seems to have slipped out somewhere, sadly. Otherwise this is a delightful puzzle--and definitely on my "to repair" list for my next big birthday. Cats putting their paws on each other's shoulder, cats napping, cats both color-line cut around the edges and inside the image.  7/10

multi-piece cat, then cats with paws out in a line, and two flowers touching

Rachell Sumpter, Wild Moor

Artifact/Ecru, 260 pieces. The pink really pops in this puzzle--the colors are just beautiful. I'm hanging on to this one.  4/5

Jethro Buck, Forest

Artifact/Ecru, 285 pieces.  A very nice Ecru with a steady assembly as the different trees come together. Mostly animal whimsies. 3/5

Chase in the Forest, Dr. Seuss

Liberty, 576 pieces. This was undoubtedly the hardest Dr. Seuss Liberty I've done. The colors were consistently chaotic. Lots of Seussian whimsies including large central figures. Lots of pictures from the back because otherwise the detail would be invisible.  5/5 very impressive.

central image with dancers

elephant and kangaroo with kid; also butterfly in upper left corner

lion in corner

unicorn

monkey lifted by balloon

Van Hulsdonck, Lemons (and an article about puzzles)

The Washington Post ran an article about puzzle shortages in the lockdown. With Liberty shutting down and Stave running out of in-stock puzzles, that seems to be the case for wooden puzzles too. I love wooden puzzles and I love sharing them with people who enjoy them. I've had some success with small-scale lending swaps. I'm open to more.

Artifact Ecru, 232 pieces. Small piece count compensated for by the hexagonal shapes (interrupted by the occasional whimsy, mostly fruit). I like the hexagonal shape because it creates some visual discontinuities. One area of the puzzle was basically all black and I had to guess based on piece shape and crossing my fingers; fortunately, it worked.  3/5

Four Trains

Puzzlewood, from postcards, pictures linked by painted rails. 414 pieces. Very difficult because of the similar pictures/lots of foliage. The rails were a super cute addition. 4/5

Cutout of Animals

Liberty, 517 pieces. Elaborate multi-piece animal whimsies. Symmetry (though not perfect, which was clearly intentional) in the general placement of the whimsies. And the rare image matching the whimsy with the cats!  4/5

deer, an elephant, a lion, and a fox peering in on the side

cats!

Elaborate bears along the bottom, among other things!

closeup on elephants, moose, peacocks

butterfly, bird, elephant