Mars Cos
@mars1cos.bsky.social
Southsider, alley gardener, teacher, writer, slow runner
The neighbors made a snow version of their corgi and it is utterly adorable (like their actual corgi).
December 4, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The neighbors made a snow version of their corgi and it is utterly adorable (like their actual corgi).
Lovely skies in the Chi the past couple of days.
November 24, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Lovely skies in the Chi the past couple of days.
Northern Lights, Southside of Chicago.
November 12, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Northern Lights, Southside of Chicago.
Even Chicago’s snapdragons are standing tall against ICE. Urbs in Horto.
November 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Even Chicago’s snapdragons are standing tall against ICE. Urbs in Horto.
Cook County Forest Preserves. (A hellscape on the outskirts of the Hellhole that is Chicago.)
November 8, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Cook County Forest Preserves. (A hellscape on the outskirts of the Hellhole that is Chicago.)
Urbs in Horto. Before the lake effect snow arrives.
November 8, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Urbs in Horto. Before the lake effect snow arrives.
Saw this while out on a run. I had no idea cacti could survive a Chicago winter! Yet one more thing to love about our wonderful city. #ChicagoHellHole
November 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Saw this while out on a run. I had no idea cacti could survive a Chicago winter! Yet one more thing to love about our wonderful city. #ChicagoHellHole
October 31, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Chicago showed up! #NoKings @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Chicago showed up! #NoKings @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social
Got a few pics before it heads south which will be soon based on all the trips it made to the sunflowers today. #RubyThroatedHummingbird
September 28, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Got a few pics before it heads south which will be soon based on all the trips it made to the sunflowers today. #RubyThroatedHummingbird
Urbs in Horto: Chicago
September 25, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Urbs in Horto: Chicago
Chicago’s sewer system dates back to the mid-1800s and was undoubtedly built by immigrant labor.
#ManholeCoverMonday
#ManholeCoverMonday
September 22, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Chicago’s sewer system dates back to the mid-1800s and was undoubtedly built by immigrant labor.
#ManholeCoverMonday
#ManholeCoverMonday
I bought donuts today for my students from the local bakery. Last time I bought them in April (end of semester) they were $18. Today they are $25. I complained to a coworker who said her exact same Chinese food order went from $80 (May) to $120 (this past weekend)! #Trumpflation
September 9, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I bought donuts today for my students from the local bakery. Last time I bought them in April (end of semester) they were $18. Today they are $25. I complained to a coworker who said her exact same Chinese food order went from $80 (May) to $120 (this past weekend)! #Trumpflation
20 years ago I heard a news brief that said the levees had failed in New Orleans. That was all it said. Anyone that loved NOLA knew what that meant. I felt sick and then watched in horror as news of the devastation trickled out. I feel like that all the time now, only about our country.
August 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM
20 years ago I heard a news brief that said the levees had failed in New Orleans. That was all it said. Anyone that loved NOLA knew what that meant. I felt sick and then watched in horror as news of the devastation trickled out. I feel like that all the time now, only about our country.
Southside of Chicago’s usual suspects in this clearly crime ridden hellscape.
August 22, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Southside of Chicago’s usual suspects in this clearly crime ridden hellscape.
A few garden visitors. The praying mantis casts a very cool shadow.
August 22, 2025 at 6:32 PM
A few garden visitors. The praying mantis casts a very cool shadow.
The daughter’s senior year Paint Your Parking Spot Day
August 17, 2025 at 10:16 PM
The daughter’s senior year Paint Your Parking Spot Day