<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 03:20:54 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@ackhoo/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Something's with the sky tonight...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Something's with the sky tonight... Not something 'wrong' But something.... something... odd, something weird Don't believe me? It's true... you can see for yourself - below... Well, it's not really to-night]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127788/@ackhoo/something-s-with-the-sky-tonight</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127788/@ackhoo/something-s-with-the-sky-tonight</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127788]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ackhoo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2022 00:00:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4PvRk9nXC1RsHWxNoWjhqsdMpcQpxs8LMcASRbjkgrFbDVawzw7iZ9WN6R2DMZWK6m9x9S6v9bqbRLjFV56S6CT7YMW33wQkd2e8PTHkvS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kitty, Kitty, Monochrome Kitty... It's Caturday!]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's been awhile since I've posted. What can I say, I've been busy. A kitty in the house keeps you busy, very busy... That's my story, and I'm sticking to it! 😸 Anyway, here's a fast (lazy) post on Kitty's]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-142159/@ackhoo/kitty-kitty-monochrome-kitty-it-s-caturday</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-142159/@ackhoo/kitty-kitty-monochrome-kitty-it-s-caturday</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-142159]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ackhoo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2022 21:00:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4PvRk9nXC1RsHWxNoWjhqsdMpcQqw9CBaUCq4Bph4XjKRK6ShBWCGBZMN7GKdhmWza3d1foiZFCjL31XfTuJYLMYVkPNSdXdZoxBxvmwKC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Reds of May... and some]]></title><description><![CDATA[I seem to be collecting (or posting them) sunset scenes by the month... by month. Unintentionally, but it happened that way. In reality, whenever an interesting scene pops up, I shoot it! Almost always]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-181964/@ackhoo/the-reds-of-may-and-some</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-181964/@ackhoo/the-reds-of-may-and-some</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-181964]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ackhoo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2022 16:31:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4PvRk9nXC1RsHWxNoWjhqsdMpcQk9Giv6gXqmwFEy7E7k153F1w35jhQGSKXBCqzkhu9nevr5eZE6JDNboVCNHVh5sbnJddqkfxbftpTFk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oohhhh, those wild... wild... cactuses! 🌵🤪]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ohhh, you're such a wild thanggg....! That's one phrase or line from a song that comes to mind when you see / think cactus... Wilddddd..... with all them thorns, pointing in all directions, thin, spiky,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127788/@ackhoo/oohhhh-those-wild-wild-cactuses</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127788/@ackhoo/oohhhh-those-wild-wild-cactuses</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127788]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ackhoo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2022 20:16:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4PvRk9nXC1RsHWxNoWjhqsdMpcQs5jeRe4KyzkECe9ybibsQCaX38jzkWNtca7NRmpKeB8Yy2hz9uNWDLFhscQzPunVH1mzrgHHeLEX7pi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kitty in monochrome... a dozen+1]]></title><description><![CDATA[What do you do when you have a sweet cute lil baby kitty in the house? Especially when you dabble in a lil photography and like trying out your 50mm lens? You know how fluffy kitty fur stands blowing in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-142159/@ackhoo/kitty-in-monochrome-a-dozen-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-142159/@ackhoo/kitty-in-monochrome-a-dozen-1</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-142159]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ackhoo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2022 22:44:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4PvRk9nXC1RsHWxNoWjhqsdMpcQr2fQ22UahJCMCTryY3sv7PMyQGkSsvJenn9AxZ4PFbdkAi8paLZveTqKBLZD5PwQKhBa8SKs3FYsVZQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How about some April skies?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every now and then, we need to look at the sky... Especially evening skies... ~ at sunset, during twilight and blue hour; and since it's Sunday today, it's #goldenhourphotography time! And I always have]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@ackhoo/how-about-some-april-skies</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@ackhoo/how-about-some-april-skies</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ackhoo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2022 00:08:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4PvRk9nXC1RsHWxNoWjhqsdMpcQgxxVaCw6GcpucxaXU9rY7xRyh7MvtrL1TF8hpCLumVhchqzyndUGeY4gxNQZysuJAXLxR6G4vxGSHEW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Continuing the story... (Yes, I remembered!)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I last wrote about Ipoh some five to six months ago, on its food (which was chiefly kinda why we travelled there) and some sights we covered there. Since I have tons more shots, I meant to show more,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@ackhoo/continuing-the-story-yes-i-remembered</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@ackhoo/continuing-the-story-yes-i-remembered</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ackhoo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2022 04:56:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57stwtdNxPHeU7ZKVohXoQSKgbZzAcvwBpevB7BVRp9J53eKfSjgvrXtiRK2bd4yhQs7fXVCTXSUXKnBLbKaw3L?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kitty: A progress report (photo story)]]></title><description><![CDATA[So... this is further to Kitty's Tale - a kitten we kinda rescued recently. A fast progress report if you will, via a photo story... 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"A dead]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-189742/@ackhoo/kitty-s-tale</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-189742/@ackhoo/kitty-s-tale</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-189742]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ackhoo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2022 00:31:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBNvuPpuJoWwmDPPkGx4aaF7Xp3vKda17ZQpUrCeHUBbjovmwTgsBhgCza64p6iHtq8rKKmo7W32CC4oP16xZvmFjqGWavaXmyzwHwKws9WWaKCzGSkNza?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[When fires blaze... and where dragons roam]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tuesday 11 January 2022 ~ 7:30pm A gorgeous sunset was about to take place... I was seated near my front window, at my laptop, when some colours caught my eye and I looked up. 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A little preamble]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@ackhoo/and-then-there-was-more-food</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@ackhoo/and-then-there-was-more-food</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ackhoo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2021 01:57:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57stwtdNxPHeU7ZKVohXoQSKgbZzAcvwBpevB7BVRp9J52m2ZzdrPaAu3zdLkLUEBrwuTS3fcGeGH4nozbzL6tW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ipoh, finally...]]></title><description><![CDATA[And so we were in Ipoh! Minimal planning (those work the best!), shift dates around a lil (to suit everyone), accommodation booked (eenie meenie minie moe...), travel plans checked... off we went! 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