<?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>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:25:51 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@brightongreg/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[THIS IS NOT SPRING]]></title><description><![CDATA[My car this morning after a 4 hour drive home through Southern Ontario in an ice storm. Some rain overnight melted a bit of the ice so it was actually thicker and covered more of the car. Thankfully the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@brightongreg/this-is-not-spring</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@brightongreg/this-is-not-spring</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brightongreg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2018 20:44:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVZ5NRzV2o8MyJEzowAL6rjbt8w3dTHmmhniw1sgAEcLSm47cx6g9Lp2RzzopEHC3UMyJz9rBUqdv7uT9m6uCEouSRkHjp6LEWPKEco7NK7do6wjku4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not usually friends!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm not sure if these are the two swans that normally nest in the storm runoff pond just down the street from my home, but I'd like to think they are. Yesterday the pond was taken over by more than a hundred]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@brightongreg/not-usually-friends</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@brightongreg/not-usually-friends</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brightongreg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2018 13:31:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVgN8eNTE5o26EtqeUmCj4EYyWikaoueFHpf4UZRaEkyfQZWFRnDmqH9r4NbX3gcjjJEeBnY5p6cy3Yi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SAME IN SUMMER]]></title><description><![CDATA[You can see the flat patch of snow- and ice-covered water in the middle of the shot, with many bullrushes beyond leading on to a heavily forested point of land. In you think this sign is just to prevent]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/distinctivesigns/@brightongreg/same-in-summer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/distinctivesigns/@brightongreg/same-in-summer</guid><category><![CDATA[distinctivesigns]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brightongreg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2018 16:32:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QD2aHbJiivbVZV6nAA4BJrX2xi1Ybu2GZeLdyjTGDKRQTXa2ELNaiEpyZNnxwMBT5X7C3ytvxkMnUxVHgqKKNzbnwvjJVqj3QoiKFYFW63obeaBuWqD8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is it Spring yet?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday it was minus 2 Celsius but felt like minus 10 with the wind. The very large and pleasant bay a few minutes walk from my home, on the north shore of Lake Ontario, is still completely frozen over.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@brightongreg/is-it-spring-yet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@brightongreg/is-it-spring-yet</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brightongreg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2018 11:33:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEw1xifwYz2xp7RJEnNpBZq7dn2K5xwnkwRLQPYqwezrghNd2hAY14bXFsny3eaAA1VLAMjSB7jQFaHDVGz1MhVa8CzFhh1cPYnpWXR7jkbPPwc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ROADTRIP REVISITED – PLANNING THE 90 DAY TAHITI-AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND ROADTRIP]]></title><description><![CDATA[When we first mentioned to family and friends that we were going to visit Australia and New Zealand their instinctive reaction was to ask “What cruise line - or what tour company - are you going with?”]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@brightongreg/roadtrip-revisited-planning-the-90-day-tahiti-australia-new-zealand-roadtrip</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@brightongreg/roadtrip-revisited-planning-the-90-day-tahiti-australia-new-zealand-roadtrip</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brightongreg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2017 12:22:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVe5PAoHro6KnPtSyAUGvRG7XXhL982eV1nTffQPJwqWupANEgMfu2pXA768jfbJH7NB1cbyj9AfDFeE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Zealand #20 - We end our roadtrip in Auckland - North Island]]></title><description><![CDATA[We have a pleasant drive south from Russell, retracing our route on Highway 1, not much traffic. Again there are some stunning views near Waipu of Bream Bay and the Hen and Chickens group of islands, but]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@brightongreg/new-zealand-20-we-end-our-roadtrip-in-auckland-north-island</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@brightongreg/new-zealand-20-we-end-our-roadtrip-in-auckland-north-island</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brightongreg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2017 10:54:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVdyn7RDFXWbWM881qzeWJpr3VCVpiEKk7gdbeZzZBdKVvXVUNL1F2Au2KDskZpZTYTvrV2VSRuKA5UJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Zealand #19 - Russell - North Island]]></title><description><![CDATA[The drive from the ferry dock at Okiato to our caravan park only takes a few minutes. For our last park stay in New Zealand we've upgraded to a Seaview Villa; there are only 4 of them in the park, and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@brightongreg/new-zealand-19-russell-north-island</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@brightongreg/new-zealand-19-russell-north-island</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brightongreg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 04 Nov 2017 11:38:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeh5TB4SAC8iyQEZ1PYwnAUnAuFs626SkWd6a6N7RcKfaKvZVvZsYMWBHzsDbJfKfeLpfm7CkwGQodY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Zealand #18 - Waihi Beach, then on the road again - North Island]]></title><description><![CDATA[After our mid-day tour of the Lord of the Rings Hobbiton set we have a 1½ hour drive, including a pleasant but short stretch through Karangahake Gorge, to Waihi Beach. There doesn't seem to be much at]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@brightongreg/new-zealand-18-waihi-beach-then-on-the-road-again-north-island</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@brightongreg/new-zealand-18-waihi-beach-then-on-the-road-again-north-island</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brightongreg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2017 11:08:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVgFLVcKMFVUUqPHdfUcW2JcWCYYNWqPEtJP6BhnrQyePNdTLxgkMMwRYRZ4u5VdxDCoNepoWpGnndbC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Distinctivedoors - Where are we?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A special door for @tattoodjay, who has to guess where it is...]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/distinctivedoors/@brightongreg/distinctivedoors-where-are-we</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/distinctivedoors/@brightongreg/distinctivedoors-where-are-we</guid><category><![CDATA[distinctivedoors]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brightongreg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Oct 2017 13:11:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeTZan9u6aLXU5YhiwwG1TkiF3gvJy7jz5m49CJ5Q6F7KsZiryotViG7spGaNAgLN5Hq3MYCPfgFDQ2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Zealand #17 - Hobbiton - North Island]]></title><description><![CDATA[In South Island we saw several Lord of the Rings settings, like Glenorchy north of Queenstown, what I called the land of the orcs, and the Crown Range between Arrowton and Wanaka, on the way to Haast on]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@brightongreg/new-zealand-17-hobbiton-north-island</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@brightongreg/new-zealand-17-hobbiton-north-island</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brightongreg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2017 13:25:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVfArim3z8J1JWgCCV1rcNksfaAeMvi234cxfeZM4A9kRWRjvbCziAdJECZ5rriBjq3GSWfcE6fYSFzE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Zealand #16 - Ohope Beach, Rotorua and a Maori Village - North Island]]></title><description><![CDATA[Based on our previous can't-find-lunch-anywhere drive in this area of North Island we buy sandwiches at a grocery as a backup before leaving Gisborne. The weather is uncharacteristically warm, 24 Celsius,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@brightongreg/new-zealand-16-ohope-beach-rotorua-and-a-maori-village-north-island</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@brightongreg/new-zealand-16-ohope-beach-rotorua-and-a-maori-village-north-island</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brightongreg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Oct 2017 12:25:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVg8DU2vGHkrRssJzm7moJrjt1YVHB8KSq9dQrvVaMZqhDjHSk44SfqQaHm8ZJDW1RuAQTKd9oLj4mMQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Duplicate]]></title><description><![CDATA[I won't apologize - steemit needs to fix these posting issues! Edit: and ironically, this afternoon everything seems normal. But what about tomorrow...]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@brightongreg/new-zealand-15-ohope-beach-rotorua-and-a-maori-village-north-island</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@brightongreg/new-zealand-15-ohope-beach-rotorua-and-a-maori-village-north-island</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brightongreg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Oct 2017 12:17:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Zealand #15 - We learn about Freedom Camping and visit another Winery - North Island]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spoiler Alert: On South Island we visited many absolutely fantastic places, like Fox Glacier and the Pancake Rocks, but North Island is not like that, except for a few spots (though I must admit we didn’t]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@brightongreg/3drx4h-new-zealand-15-we-learn-about-freedom-camping-and-visit-another-winery-north-island</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@brightongreg/3drx4h-new-zealand-15-we-learn-about-freedom-camping-and-visit-another-winery-north-island</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brightongreg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Oct 2017 11:11:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVgbF9Lb6KManERqxuTR8oBnuA6UDRouftSmbhRddsvvrMkfnKzQ22c9zbnuVFDFDQ1eGLFhp3zCN8y4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Zealand #15 - Duplicate]]></title><description><![CDATA[DUPLICATE: this has been posted twice on my blog due to steem posting issues (which have plagued most of us I assume) the past few days, so if you are coming over from traveldigest or have any comments]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@brightongreg/new-zealand-15-we-learn-about-freedom-camping-and-visit-another-winery-north-island</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@brightongreg/new-zealand-15-we-learn-about-freedom-camping-and-visit-another-winery-north-island</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brightongreg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Oct 2017 11:17:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[7 Day Black and White Photo Challenge. Day 7. For Isabel. Original Photography.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was nominated by @nolasco to participate in this new challenge: '7 Day Black and White Photo Challenge.' Day 7: So this is for Isabel. The Challenge. 7 black & white images that represent an aspect]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sevendaybnwchallenge/@brightongreg/7-day-black-and-white-photo-challenge-day-7-for-isabel-original-photography</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sevendaybnwchallenge/@brightongreg/7-day-black-and-white-photo-challenge-day-7-for-isabel-original-photography</guid><category><![CDATA[sevendaybnwchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brightongreg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Oct 2017 12:59:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLyAJMrzqHfWLT7YbdgoprDQGwdeDRwrHch2nzz8zkrUkWmtHLBkiSrw7miih4C1LawrcdWJxhmXDivYqNNtQLKzXmDdWbrRZ1c4VBiLYzr2hkrtxrqtzeLrjMY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Zealand #14 - Island Bay and Oriental Bay - Wellington, North Island]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of my favourite songs, from Crosby, Stills & Nash: When you see the Southern Cross for the first time You understand now why you came this way 'Cause the truth you might be runnin' from is so small]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@brightongreg/new-zealand-14-island-bay-and-oriental-bay-wellington-north-island</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@brightongreg/new-zealand-14-island-bay-and-oriental-bay-wellington-north-island</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brightongreg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Oct 2017 11:43:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVgEzCPYAPJRAUfxFa3qi4iTdiv7Xp9gTVAuN88wngQ2C5hwCsmTYBtBiRvc9GPGUif3ms4EMFWV4x8W?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Zealand #13 - Crossing from South Island to North Island - Cook Strait]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thursday, April 7th, 2016, and we are crossing from South Island to North Island to start the last leg of our 90 day roadtrip that began with a week in Tahiti, then almost 2 months in Oz. It is sunny and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@brightongreg/new-zealand-13-crossing-from-south-island-to-north-island-cook-strait</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@brightongreg/new-zealand-13-crossing-from-south-island-to-north-island-cook-strait</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brightongreg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Oct 2017 12:18:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVfzPH3k2nsxwyy2GLsCzxA9Z5w38EeAiesqmBTEKcdgA8sdJWP5gqEwrFCMq1kMwR5b6LGa5MJu4WuL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[7 Day Black and White Photo Challenge. Day 6. Somewhere in Europe - Again. Original Photography.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was nominated by @nolasco to participate in this new challenge: '7 Day Black and White Photo Challenge.' Day 6: Somewhere in Europe - Again. The Challenge. 7 black & white images that represent an]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sevendaybnwchallenge/@brightongreg/7-day-black-and-white-photo-challenge-day-6-somewhere-in-europe-again-original-photography</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sevendaybnwchallenge/@brightongreg/7-day-black-and-white-photo-challenge-day-6-somewhere-in-europe-again-original-photography</guid><category><![CDATA[sevendaybnwchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brightongreg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Oct 2017 11:23:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLyAJMrzqHfWLT7YbdgoprDQGwdeDRwrHyp3if9t7j3HMUersQuxmnEju2Q7uWy3wShaL3pmXA2FzQN6mJAXueGiUPWQfRZXVin7NKqEoEsA2tQyGPjAwbZ4oAn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[7 Day Black and White Photo Challenge. Day 5. Somewhere in Europe. Original Photography.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was nominated by @nolasco to participate in this new challenge: '7 Day Black and White Photo Challenge.' Day 5: Somewhere in Europe. The Challenge. 7 black & white images that represent an aspect]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sevendaybnwchallenge/@brightongreg/7-day-black-and-white-photo-challenge-day-5-somewhere-in-europe-original-photography</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sevendaybnwchallenge/@brightongreg/7-day-black-and-white-photo-challenge-day-5-somewhere-in-europe-original-photography</guid><category><![CDATA[sevendaybnwchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brightongreg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Oct 2017 16:59:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLyAJMrzqHfWLT7YbdgoprDQGwdeDRwr2NZnsFmvPEZanfCFpZxVKaaanquHMLTARjFKfEhGztuR1Zwb5ysudMMwM1xECG4hBv69xgXo9Hr85ZWX2cMGBEQRjze?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Zealand #12 - Chilling before crossing Cook Strait - Picton, South Island]]></title><description><![CDATA[After our short visit to Cloudy Bay winery in Blenheim we continued on to Picton, where we will chill for a few days and do essential maintenance before taking the ferry to North Island. 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