<?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>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:57:24 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@doc.hodes/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[This pine tree totally photo-bombed the Rocky Mountains.  #treetuesday]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was taking a photograph of the San Juan Mountains when out of nowhere came this tree which totally photo-bombed the mountains. What some things will do for 15 minutes of fame.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@doc.hodes/this-pine-tree-totally-photo-bombed-the-rocky-mountains-treetuesday</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@doc.hodes/this-pine-tree-totally-photo-bombed-the-rocky-mountains-treetuesday</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[doc.hodes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2018 21:01:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP5xqHVTtgzxr9jRnPYTxeDK7ZMexdNmngkeRK4Mpr5SU2rvTxjQP5f6PFJghfmMwqZ3i5kxJUhNE3KtSNX8xGes1TyCpkw9QNLCDgS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A mountain with no name. #landscapephotography for @juliank]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here is just one of the many peaks in the San Juan Mountains between Silverton and Ouray, Colorado. I'm not sure what or even if it has a name but I am pretty sure that it is one of the state's many]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@doc.hodes/a-mountain-with-no-name-landscapephotography-for-juliank</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@doc.hodes/a-mountain-with-no-name-landscapephotography-for-juliank</guid><category><![CDATA[landscapephotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[doc.hodes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2018 19:57:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYvKuqLeCm1S4Ndb3tsZGa91mCvo3ryH9o5wrx2shsgo8WJzMS8jDuMU3DpnRorn27hBwRi41XL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[If God is not a Tarheel, then why's the sky Carolina Blue? - Color Challenge - Blue - Friday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Growing up on "Tobacco Road" I heard that phrase a million times if I heard it once. But what would you expect when you were right in the middle of one of the oldest rivalries in sports, the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@doc.hodes/if-god-is-not-a-tarheel-then-why-s-the-sky-carolina-blue-color-challenge-blue-friday</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@doc.hodes/if-god-is-not-a-tarheel-then-why-s-the-sky-carolina-blue-color-challenge-blue-friday</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[doc.hodes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2018 18:12:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYgwD86pdn1ReqbWzD9Rv6aed2AZZEzmRdMshGoRrg6KzfRJieiGw9udkZuPEhMJgTyZ9QhbhjL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[BEEP! BEEP! @daveks BW Photo Contest - ANIMALS - Entry #3]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Dreamy Draw inhabitant. CAMERA - KODAK M1033]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bwphotocontest/@doc.hodes/beep-beep-daveks-bw-photo-contest-animals-entry-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bwphotocontest/@doc.hodes/beep-beep-daveks-bw-photo-contest-animals-entry-3</guid><category><![CDATA[bwphotocontest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[doc.hodes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2018 12:49:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs77inGcd8pnweTnM38LCpj4pvREpUYDNJ28wUQyTrswAXxXpCdaN1ZEZHVGr3DRxHv88zL2CBiDBXN1CRq9QJvjnRVD7JFg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will the guilty party please take a step forward - @daveks BW Photo Contest - ANIMALS - Entry #2]]></title><description><![CDATA[I think the title says it all CAMERA - Android Cell phone]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bwphotocontest/@doc.hodes/will-the-guilty-party-please-take-a-step-forward-daveks-bw-photo-contest-animals-entry-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bwphotocontest/@doc.hodes/will-the-guilty-party-please-take-a-step-forward-daveks-bw-photo-contest-animals-entry-2</guid><category><![CDATA[bwphotocontest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[doc.hodes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2018 08:52:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kyJM9JABQLS7EhjmU3VVqJQJsLWXdiM32a1VVsajPiV5mJfyN23AWUHB7V9x9NahzeSWKbPr4fioALC8KpuhZkH8qG69rtsAbzsdgeWXVYrY2AWywDg8sxJJmV5Sa2FpWEv6bp2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[WOLFIE - @daveks BW Photo Contest - ANIMALS - Entry #1]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wolfie the feral cat CAMERA - KODAK M1033]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bwphotocontest/@doc.hodes/wolfie-daveks-bw-photo-contest-animals-entry-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bwphotocontest/@doc.hodes/wolfie-daveks-bw-photo-contest-animals-entry-1</guid><category><![CDATA[bwphotocontest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[doc.hodes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2018 08:08:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZjtbSX2aXdh5mKPhxVPzLWRmk6CX7YEHLQsCSEKEFeVzZbVP4HSYzy8ZoqmT2HSFTvwax5f9sc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good night from Lake Tillery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just a couple of photographs I took just before sunset.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@doc.hodes/good-night-from-lake-tillery</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@doc.hodes/good-night-from-lake-tillery</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[doc.hodes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2018 01:27:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYgLM4gnLAPaX3v42eG2gvYD57AqwFNAU3i55MaYfZtkGRtLocKUTmnFSrP5A9rih5VVs48RDUA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is no mistake too large for this eraser. @juliank's photograph challenge - Streetphotography]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is one thing for sure about downtown Denver and that is the plethora of unique art you can find around town. 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Can you hear me now?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@doc.hodes/cutting-edge-technology-not</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@doc.hodes/cutting-edge-technology-not</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[doc.hodes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2018 01:27:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXa4CFjjw4PagWHViJwJsFix8egH9DSsdLnX9vfPQmUGunWrQ3yVbJ9qCoRrkHunEviwsmpiH2DU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[It snowed on the lake today.]]></title><description><![CDATA[It snowed here today. It wasn't a Rocky Mountain "event" but the snow did fall most of the day. Despite the weather I took my daily walk through the woods and down to the lake. 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After checking us out, they just went back to eating]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/celestialchallenge/@doc.hodes/mother-and-child-sirknight-s-dailycelestialchallenge-tuesday-animalkingdom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/celestialchallenge/@doc.hodes/mother-and-child-sirknight-s-dailycelestialchallenge-tuesday-animalkingdom</guid><category><![CDATA[celestialchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[doc.hodes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2018 15:40:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNu9ctzi1F9jz58mBMjYifb7sM3UNCXKaESHTKGRmxnd67oyF2xQqSZMad2RyRBNWqiYTBL2USdGgPeEh5GoTdVzy6VyLcAQtk1xoFzyJtAbHo3hzjf7bzKzYxLUDELxEbsN8Nh3d431KZCHxm6UhHE2z?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bovine Metropolis]]></title><description><![CDATA[I took this photograph one morning on my way to work when I was living in Denver, Colorado. 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I stayed in Greenwood]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@doc.hodes/color-challenge-saturday-indigo</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@doc.hodes/color-challenge-saturday-indigo</guid><category><![CDATA[colorchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[doc.hodes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jan 2018 17:51:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYcUpeM55uAAvn4afjGwZUs8Cbsb9Ye6EyeuJpUQ9CTh2DmSa3rVXmyvVuPFoZRVj5VpeLs6P8r?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oh, I wish I were in the land of cotton - Saturday Celestial Challenge- Agriculture]]></title><description><![CDATA[With all of the cold weather we've had in the south, you might think this is a photograph of snow but it is not. I took this photograph a couple of days ago. It is a cotton field after being cleared and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/celestialchallenge/@doc.hodes/oh-i-wish-i-were-in-the-land-of-cotton-saturday-celestial-challenge-agriculture</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/celestialchallenge/@doc.hodes/oh-i-wish-i-were-in-the-land-of-cotton-saturday-celestial-challenge-agriculture</guid><category><![CDATA[celestialchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[doc.hodes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jan 2018 17:25:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYqqJi1MNzMASvzhvNHyn26B95v77kGyTUkE54DZ3PhgR7SmYmhyEaTz2Qf9gSvGNhT1BJ1KJJz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ROCKY MOUNTAINS, USA]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a photograph I took while hiking in Estes Park, Colorado in the Rocky Mountains of North America. 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