My first Educa Puzzle!!

So I decided to try a 1,000 piece educa puzzle for my first educa puzzle... as we all know im in the process of waiting for wildlife... so I wanted to get the feel for an educa puzzle...

anyways... pics....

 my edge piece method... I start with a corner... and just work to the left...

 edges done

 At this point I received the foam mats that I had bought... I replaced my wood-like surface, and cut them to size... I think the area turned out very nicely... and it solves the issue of my cat playing with the pieces as the friction of the foam rubber keeps the puzzle in place... unless I want to move it... it's a little hard to move, but the tradeoff of not having to cover the puzzle everytime im done working is nice...

 deer and flowers

 birds and part of the owl

 Leaves

 Little girl

 And DONE!!

this was a fun puzzle to be honest, and I like how it looks when done, it's a nice finished project to look at... however, the puzzle pieces were looser than the amsterdam red light district... it's almost impossible to move around without it crumpling... I have many MANY fears about storing and moving wildlife and life now that i've actually done one of these...

anyways... since it looks like it might be awhile before wildlife comes... I was thinking I might do one of these mixed beauties... 3,400 mixed pieces in each... OR i'm actually contemplating mixing them for 6,800 pieces total LOL... so the question is... WHO WANTS TO SEE THAT!!!!