Strata: the Remaking - Arizona Mountain Jigsaw

Some helpful hints for readers who have not opened a new jigsaw box since childhood.

• If the manufacturer says there are 500 pieces this is correct.  Trust them.
• Put in the frame first.  Those blue bits are sky. 
• Pieces cannot float - they have to connect to each other.
• When pieces connect they fit snugly together.  Pieces that are too loose or jammed in were probably not intended to connect.
• You may have to turn a piece around many times before you can see where it fits.  This is not a problem, it is all part of the puzzle.
• Stop when you are tired.  Put all the disconnected bits back in the box and wait for another day.
• The big picture is there to help you.  So look at it.
• Persevere - it begins to get easier as more pieces fall into place.
• Appreciate the final result. Psalm 139:15 My frame was not hidden from thee, when I was being made in secret, intricately wrought in the depths of the earth.