Found a Monarch butterfly caterpillar starting to pupate.
Preparing to Pupate
Newly Emerged Monarch Butterfly
There have been a number of caterpillars around and now they are pupating.
Garden Production
The garden has been ‘wild’ this year. With most of my time focused on home-building, there has been minimal thinning, weeding and pest removal, only nightly watering.
The nasturtium and marigold flowers have been quite successful. Many bees.
Three tomato and one pepper plant sprouted randomly from last year’s garden. They were relocated and are starting to bear fruit.
I’ve been harvesting basil, chives, rosemary, garlic and Brussels sprouts & nasturtium leaves for the last couple months. Now peas, turnip, tomatoes, corn, carrots, and peppers (hot & sweet) are starting to be added to meals.
Home Update : 2025-Aug-21
The outer exterior wall framing is complete and the the inner layer has started.
The design is an outer and inner 2×4 stud wall with a gap between them to provide 24 cm space for R35 of cellulose fibre insulation. The gap also means no thermal stud bridging.
I’ve been framing in ~ 2.4 m wall segments to make it easier to push up myself.
A retired contractor had recommended that I cover the floor with house wrap, so when it rains, it will prevent the plywood from delaminating and keep the insulation dry. It also means less time spent covering things up at the end of each day. It will be removed once the walls and roof are closed in. The rigid insulation and expanding foam lining under the cellulose fibre already provides a vapour barrier.
Nothing in Particular – Episode 7
Aired 2025-Aug-19 on CHSR 97.9 FM.
For this week’s [x] Years Later segment, x = 43 and the artist is Wire, with news highlights from the years 1977 and 2020.
Playlist
| Artist | Song | Album | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Parsons | Chomolungma | A Valid Path | 2004 |
| Darles Flow | Lost Tribes | Deep House Essentials: Blue Edition | 2020 |
| Anne Clark | Homecoming | Hopeless Cases | 1987 |
| Stars | The Night Starts Here | In Our Bedroom After the War | 2007 |
| The Beatles | Julia | White Album | 1968 |
| k.d. lang and the Siss Boom Bang | The Waters Edge | Sing It Loud | 2011 |
| Mackinaw | To the Salt | Key Anacon Road | 1999 |
| Wire | Mannequin | Pink Flag | 1977 |
| Eardrum Buzz (12" Version) | It's Beginning to and Back Again | 1989 | |
| Primed and Ready | Mind Hive | 2020 | |
| Nguyên Lê & Ngo Hong Quang feat. Paolo Fresu | Cloud Chamber | Ha Noi Duo | 2017 |
| Contrived | The Void | Addicted to Saddness | 2024 |
| Conjure One w/ Jeff Martin | Premonition | Conjure One | 2002 |