Unlike most of my puzzles, this one is scenery. It was included free when I bought the labrador puzzle. It’s rather old- or feels so to me. The pieces are very small, very loose and all the same shape. Several times I had a piece in the wrong spot which threw me off. The sky was difficult. It wasn’t until the area of putting together dirt and grass that I felt “in the zone” of puzzling.
At the end I discovered why it was free. Two missing pieces. Bah.
So I made a patch- just for the heck of it, as I’m probably not keeping this one. Thin cardboard, pencil, small sharp scissors, colored pencils and packing tape burnished.
Not precise, but they do blend in. Here in the puzzle, before and after coloring:
I think I did a rather good job, as my husband and kids all had trouble finding the substitute pieces in the finished puzzle. Last time I patched a jigsaw was the row of kittens. This was harder as the pieces are much smaller.
Finally, here’s the assembly sequence (click arrows to view):