<?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>Wed, 20 May 2026 16:11:26 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@elaine54/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Beware 100 Free BitcoinGold Offer!]]></title><description><![CDATA[BitcoinGold offers an extra 100 free coins to anyone who sets up a wallet and claims now- giving their private btc key or recovery phrase! Your own choice of course - but think hard before you do it, however]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@elaine54/beware-100-free-bitcoingold-offer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@elaine54/beware-100-free-bitcoingold-offer</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elaine54]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Oct 2017 11:07:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[A  Birddog's Duties]]></title><description><![CDATA[We've all heard of sheepdogs, well here's Bella in her primary post as a birddog. With a rookery in the trees just across a narrow road and both fox and badger sets beneath them, the dangers to small or]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@elaine54/a-birddog-s-duties</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@elaine54/a-birddog-s-duties</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elaine54]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Oct 2017 21:04:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYzj3emRohmHYBezEtqtKupziTiMrVNT5Z4AG2NuNJeFpGe6aihy4KYffJiBLLTmKscZo6C89Sv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Sheepdog's Duties - 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[Not all "farm dogs" herd sheep for work, and herding sheep is not the only work farm dogs do. 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The lamb is just a few days old, and was the first ewe lamb born to my flock of rare breed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@elaine54/wensleydale-ewe-and-lamb</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@elaine54/wensleydale-ewe-and-lamb</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elaine54]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2017 23:44:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs769dxN8GnTHnBhAcrBhSZe5UAUrbFhnTs6D73rdXcXpFfVRAFzpfQM3cdpvfDKg6UD9DraKoVFfsXbfEXrhgXr6MdJMLeA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Hat to Die For]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are we interfering with nature too much in search of a novelty? This is not a specific breed of duck (although both Tufted and Crested Ducks exist as species of wild fowl). 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Incorrect facts are being innocently published by new authors and visiting reviewers, simply because old posts]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/witnesses/@elaine54/let-s-get-the-steeming-facts-right-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/witnesses/@elaine54/let-s-get-the-steeming-facts-right-2</guid><category><![CDATA[witnesses]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elaine54]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2017 10:15:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let's Get the Steeming Facts Right!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Somebody needs to broadcast the truth. Loud and clear. I've just turned my Smart TV on to YouTube and the Crypto Daily came on. It had been published on 4th August. It was good to see steem listed on the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@elaine54/lets-get-the-facts-steeming-right</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@elaine54/lets-get-the-facts-steeming-right</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elaine54]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 26 Aug 2017 00:33:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Badgermobile – When a Car Becomes Possessed by a Wild Animal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The most frightening aspect of my old white Peugeot estate car was that most people thought it was a perfectly normal car. Few seemed to understand that it had a life and agenda all its own, and was possessed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@elaine54/the-badgermobile-when-a-car-becomes-possessed-by-a-wild-animal</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@elaine54/the-badgermobile-when-a-car-becomes-possessed-by-a-wild-animal</guid><category><![CDATA[funny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elaine54]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 12 Aug 2017 15:28:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXa4dnm6v3jLBKvEnC7N6pJvQeF2e9NPmaSRUKJsrCPu21ZDNsngA4dqPJTrq3ENEzQvqxM5sEw8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Rooster Called Red]]></title><description><![CDATA[Did you ever hear tell of the rooster called Red, Whose ambition it was to keep folk out of bed? He crowed like a siren whenever he chose, Starting in darkness, before the sun rose. He crowed out his heart]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@elaine54/the-rooster-called-red</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@elaine54/the-rooster-called-red</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elaine54]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2017 14:21:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYqzoMKxAg9T3WjxqVv8gSdRyc7S4hJ3caZgmxvCTcT7uWxLCFc1pCVn8B3o16V4FprGzxKY96E?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Half a Century of Change]]></title><description><![CDATA[A humorous look at the changes that have helped man, hampered him, or failed to materialise at all. 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Pleas bare with me if ewe ah knot shore of wear I am cummin from]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@elaine54/pleas-ewes-your-i-s-knot-a-spelling-chequer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@elaine54/pleas-ewes-your-i-s-knot-a-spelling-chequer</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elaine54]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2017 03:01:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steem Orphans]]></title><description><![CDATA[How many of us are guilty of neglect as Steemit takes hold of our life? “Don’t panic Sparky, my sweet. We’ve plenty of time.” “But Danny—I still can’t see the D.” “It’ll turn up, Precious. And I’ve got]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/animals/@elaine54/steem-orphans</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/animals/@elaine54/steem-orphans</guid><category><![CDATA[animals]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elaine54]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2017 22:30:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdBnJaFeHnL3svQi9ZN2XzXDbzH7Wc9reCatUZ1hLW6nXmx4itWsg72AAayrrW7d7T788XWjTHsMx7j18c4ZdMsJuBs1wQQ4wG2jVa5hsPXaSsx8wfnQQVMkZssjk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bombyx Mori - The Mulberry Silkworm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several species of moths produce silken cocoons, but those which produce the greatest amount of silk and are kept commercially are mulberry silkworms, or Bombyx Mori. 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