Photo: Yajun Dong — Pexels License. Source: Pexels.
About this place ↓Flowerpot Island lies in Georgian Bay, part of Lake Huron, off Tobermory at the tip of the Bruce Peninsula in Ontario. It takes its name from two rock pillars on its shore that look like giant flowerpots, with trees and bushes growing on top. The pillars are made of limestone that waves wore away over thousands of years, when the water of the lake stood higher than today. The island is part of Fathom Five National Marine Park, known for its clear water and old shipwrecks, and boats bring visitors there from Tobermory. In this photo the larger flowerpot stands on a rocky shore in front of a forested cliff.
Puzzle tip: begin with the rock pillar and the bush on top, then the green cliff, and finish with the turquoise water and the sky.
Moving pieces: Drag a piece with your mouse or finger. With a mouse you can also click a piece once to pick it up — it follows the pointer until you click again to set it down.
Joining pieces: Drop a piece near its matching neighbour and it snaps into place with a click. Joined pieces move together as one group. There’s no fixed spot to build in — assemble anywhere on the table.
Play As: Pick how many pieces to cut the picture into, from 12 up to 300. Switch on Hard shape at the bottom of the menu for trickier pieces with three knobs on every side. Changing either setting starts the puzzle over.
Table: At the very bottom of Play As, choose what you build on: leather, light oak, green felt or charcoal. Your choice is remembered for every puzzle and doesn’t restart the one you’re on. Light oak table photo by simon on Unsplash.
Pause: Click the timer, or the pause button next to it. The table is covered while paused so nobody can sneak a look; click it (or the timer) to carry on.
Show picture: The picture button shows the finished image as a guide. Click it again to hide it.
Arrange pieces: Lines up all loose pieces in tidy rows at the sides of the table, handy for spotting edges or a missing piece. Click again to scatter them. Pieces you’ve already joined stay exactly where you left them.
Restart: Mixes up the pieces and starts again with the same settings.
Fullscreen: The last button on the bar gives the puzzle the whole screen. Press it again or Esc to leave.
Progress: In the middle of the bar, the counter shows how many pieces are joined, and the percentage shows how much of the picture is done.
Finishing: When the last piece clicks in, the timer stops at your finishing time, and you can play again or try another puzzle at the same size and shape.
Puzzle: Jigsaw Earth — free online jigsaw puzzles of places around the world.
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