<?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, 16 Apr 2026 13:40:38 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@commonlink/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Symbolism after San Pedro Ceremony]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the outskirts of a tiny mountain town in Peru, I made a solo voyage for a San Pedro Vision quest which lasted 8 hours. By the end of it, this is how I felt.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@commonlink/symbolism-after-san-pedro-ceremony</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@commonlink/symbolism-after-san-pedro-ceremony</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[commonlink]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2018 16:59:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2hQ7g7W4FCAEp1TAcxVcQNWLUEdCwCuo3KczdfycP92Aj7Xq2szTJcW6xPf45viQhZNRZ2wJUpBwCipWXR2TotSa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Horse run in Colombia]]></title><description><![CDATA[On a rainy day in the high hills of Colombia, the men set the horses loose for the beginning of the day's roundup.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/animalphotography/@commonlink/horse-run-in-colombia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/animalphotography/@commonlink/horse-run-in-colombia</guid><category><![CDATA[animalphotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[commonlink]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2018 16:37:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7258xSVeJbKnFEnBwjKLhL15SoynbgJKpQxRd1uot1hUq9wbViabN4NsW1zjyeXB8eS8a2XRegykxTdAbRBeFJJR3WzVqYuv86pmZZcW8HwEJBS4DpTubaSChPYwawuHdkZFHQfp3bcS2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A hockey great sat on my lap]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is Ed Belfour. He is an NHL legend. I was hired by a friend to do some photography for a charity match for Women's Breast cancer. I don't watch hockey. I don't play hockey. 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