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Cactus presents

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Sitting around this winter due to covid and lack of allotment/cactus work we've been doing a lot of jigsaws.

So I was delighted to get this 1000 piece puzzle today for my birthday:


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Happy birthday and good luck with the jigsaw
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Looks a nice puzzle, happy birthday!
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Happy birthday and what a good present
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Thank you everyone

It's 20% done already but I think that's just because we've done the easy bits :wink:

I'll post a pic when complete just to show it can be done, they are addictive but will still take a few days
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What a thoughtful present to receive! Looks like good fun.
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Ta-da!

I've even learned a new species, Echinomelocactus minor :wink:
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gerald wrote: Thu Feb 11, 2021 1:52 pm T've even learned a new species, Echinomelocactus minor :wink:
Dodgy naming on the puzzle? Or an inability to put the pieces in the right places? :lol:
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ralphrmartin wrote: Thu Feb 11, 2021 4:20 pm
gerald wrote: Thu Feb 11, 2021 1:52 pm T've even learned a new species, Echinomelocactus minor :wink:
Dodgy naming on the puzzle? Or an inability to put the pieces in the right places? :lol:
It is only about 280 years out of date.

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