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Hot-air balloons on a jigsaw

@JudyEv (365055)

Rockingham, Australia

November 10, 2025 8:49pm CST

The photo shows the latest 1,000-piece jigsaw that I’ve been working on. We’ve had visitors staying which I’ll write about shortly but they’re gone off touring and I got started on this. I’m not going to finish it as we’ll need the table once our guests arrive home later today. I’ll show them the puzzle then dismantle it. It’s a good excuse not to do all the blue sky. It wasn't as difficult to do as I thought it would be. The caption on the box says ‘Snowmass Village Balloon Festival, Colorado. Does that mean anything to any of you?

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@id_peace (16886)

• Singapore

11 Nov

We used to have 1 hot air balloon in Singapore. But it was gone after that. it had been awhile since I work on a thousand piece jigsaw puzzle of any form.

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@JudyEv (365055)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Nov

There is another one that I'll try once our visitors have gone.

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@id_peace (16886)

• Singapore

11 Nov

@JudyEv Ater that are you going to hang up your work?

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@JudyEv (365055)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Nov

@id_peace No, we have enough things on the walls really without adding jigsaws.

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@AmbiePam (106058)

• United States

11 Nov

I absolutely love how vivid the colors are.

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@JudyEv (365055)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Nov

I thought the reflections might be hard to do but they weren't too bac.

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@shaggin (74465)

• United States

11 Nov

They do a balloon festival about 30 miles from us every year. I’ve only been to it once.

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@JudyEv (365055)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Nov

They look great sailing through the air.

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@FourWalls (80124)

• United States

11 Nov

I get those puzzles on my app. They’re fun to make, and so beautiful!

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@JudyEv (365055)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Nov

I do 100 piece puzzles on my laptop but more pieces than that and it's really hard to see them - for me anyway.

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@DaddyEvil (161373)

• United States

11 Nov

Wow! That is a beautiful puzzle, even if it isn't finished yet. Maybe you could slide it off onto some fabric and place it on your bed so you don't have to take it apart yet.

Using your guests as an excuse not to do the sky is fiendish... and kinda cheating, in my opinion.

Nope, the caption doesn't mean anything to me.

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@DaddyEvil (161373)

• United States

11 Nov

Excuses, excuses... What about sliding it under a bed until your guests leave?

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@JudyEv (365055)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Nov

@DaddyEvil That's a good idea. I hadn't thought of that.

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@JudyEv (365055)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Nov

I have it on a large piece of board. Usually I can move it to the spare bed but that is occupied and there really isn't anywhere else. I agree it's kind of cheating but life's too short for some things and humungous blue skies in a jigsaw is one of them! lol

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@Dreamerby (9147)

• Calcutta, India

11 Nov

Wow a 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle. That is interesting.

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@JudyEv (365055)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Nov

I've enjoyed doing this. It wasn't really as hard as I thought it might be.

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@snowy22315 (198597)

• United States

21h

That must have been hard to makem

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@JudyEv (365055)

• Rockingham, Australia

17h

I'm always a bit surprised by the size of these big jigsaws.

@jstory07 (146458)

• Roseburg, Oregon

11 Nov

Take the puzzle apart in sections you can put it back together again easier.

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@JudyEv (365055)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Nov

That's a good idea but I'll probably just pack it up. There are only two different shapes and it would be a nightmare to finish the sky.

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@LeaPea2417 (38775)

• Toccoa, Georgia

11 Nov

Very nice puzzle. Not sure about the caption on the box.

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@JudyEv (365055)

• Rockingham, Australia

17h

@Fleura from the UK has been to that area. Isn't that pretty cool?

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@LadyDuck (486886)

• Italy

11 Nov

This one is awesome, I like the bright colours and how the balloons reflect in the water.

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@LadyDuck (486886)

• Italy

11 Nov

@JudyEv Forests and woodlands are pretty, but you get tired of them after a while.

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@JudyEv (365055)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Nov

It's certainly lovely and bright. Much better than a forest or woodlands.

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@JudyEv (365055)

• Rockingham, Australia

16h

@LadyDuck And all the greens and browns can be hard to do in a jigsaw.

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@RasmaSandra (90705)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

11 Nov

That is a nice picture I like the oclors, It takes place in September so I found it online,

https://www.aspensnowmass.com/visit/events/snowmass-balloon-festival

www.aspensnowmass.com

https://www.aspensnowmass.com/visit/events/snowmass-balloon-festival

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@JudyEv (365055)

• Rockingham, Australia

16h

Thanks for the link. There are some really colourful balloons on the website.

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@Fleura (33049)

• United Kingdom

11 Nov

Yes it does, I have been there! I thought I recognised the site in the picture!

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@Fleura (33049)

• United Kingdom

11 Nov

@JudyEv I know, how funny! I was invited to a friend's wedding in CO and then stayed and did a few other things; I went to a rodeo there too.

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@JudyEv (365055)

• Rockingham, Australia

17h

@Fleura We have two German friends staying at the moment and are trying to find 'horsey' events for them to go to. A rodeo is one of the options.

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@JudyEv (365055)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Nov

Hey! That's pretty cool, isn't it?

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@aninditasen (17791)

• Raurkela, India

11 Nov

The balloons look lovely. I have seen hot air balloons only on the TV screen.

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@JudyEv (365055)

• Rockingham, Australia

16h

I haven't seen such colourful balloons before.

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@aninditasen (17791)

• Raurkela, India

8h

@JudyEv Colorful and attractive too.

@LindaOHio (205648)

• United States

11 Nov

I only know about the Balloon Festival in Arizona.

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@JudyEv (365055)

• Rockingham, Australia

16h

I guess hot-air ballooning doesn't suit everywhere.

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@LindaOHio (205648)

• United States

11h

@JudyEv I think it has to do with the hot, dry air.

@wolfgirl569 (124809)

• Marion, Ohio

11 Nov

It is a pretty puzzle

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@JudyEv (365055)

• Rockingham, Australia

17h

I thought it would be harder to do than it was.

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@JESSY3236 (21277)

• United States

11 Nov

That's a cool puzzle.

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@JudyEv (365055)

• Rockingham, Australia

16h

Thanks. I enjoyed doing it.

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