<?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, 08 Apr 2026 17:41:47 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@elsbeth-upton/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Do It Yourself Lunch Salad Bowls]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a suburban homesteader, one of the things I am passionate about is living frugally. It has been so engrained in our daily life that sometimes we have to remind ourselves that is it okay to spend a little]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@elsbeth-upton/do-it-yourself-lunch-salad-bowls</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@elsbeth-upton/do-it-yourself-lunch-salad-bowls</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elsbeth-upton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2018 02:24:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCXUWJECrZbvn1NMPj1oFGUo3gYfF3NNPRD9TGonmnKs9mv3gQJbiWEQKLtthyKJQAvDfhDcwMFeVKYA8bXxR87A77rWXwGs45cLoFkjWUPYtchkBvFfvBWRBWf7A6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Red On the Homestead: A Dancing Rooster]]></title><description><![CDATA[On a sanctuary with more than 200 poultry spanning eight species, there is red everywhere you look. Some of our residents are more photogenic than others. This is Brooke, he loves to show off. When I told]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteadphotography/@elsbeth-upton/red-on-the-homestead-a-dancing-rooster</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteadphotography/@elsbeth-upton/red-on-the-homestead-a-dancing-rooster</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteadphotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elsbeth-upton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2018 02:01:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwqSXWA2evTexn6YzPHotJF8R85JZsErvtTWYktcjudEGxzJeSrWBhQ2LsuPmkEcXh457VubyfyJV3qRHPvcWThfiojgzRUvfMpb6Zq3xXUR2tLpbqMeWrAxN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is Strength?]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the torrential rain falls on the skylights above me, I sit and think. I think of where I am. I think of what brought me to this point. I am particularly aware of the recent news. 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If you want to get involved, here is the topic list:]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/monomad/@elsbeth-upton/monomad-friday-flowers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/monomad/@elsbeth-upton/monomad-friday-flowers</guid><category><![CDATA[monomad]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elsbeth-upton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2018 01:12:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiFU89taP2MgKXzwntUGAvkoQiKU7VxyD37q9aVAWXYFXSf8RZHmhosfCm8yMccRk7X7z6vxXKpR2xKehUxwbS8hUbZGrynzjTnfAu4uJ8uTWKPbU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thursday Animals]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is my submission for the #Monomad Photo Challenge by @brumest As always, Thanks for hosting! Be sure to click on the image to view full screen! If you want to get involved, here is the topic list:]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/monomad/@elsbeth-upton/thursday-animals</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/monomad/@elsbeth-upton/thursday-animals</guid><category><![CDATA[monomad]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elsbeth-upton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2018 02:41:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQfQgENfxADE6EVYabczqmSF5KeWefV5WL9W97E7RkBWUAb1oqtCAbnETGFQRvJGhwbtwwfsapRcdAPQUf8aa6NVP4LVomRVvUcd4xYAToghteyfJ5BVBcr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wednesday Abstract]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is my submission for the #Monomad Photo Challenge by @brumest As always, Thanks for hosting! Be sure to click on the image to view full screen! If you want to get involved, here is the topic list:]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/monomad/@elsbeth-upton/wednesday-abstract</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/monomad/@elsbeth-upton/wednesday-abstract</guid><category><![CDATA[monomad]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elsbeth-upton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2018 18:53:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iP4dHs5n9xDyJv6Kwp2kwKYbumLFLFrqjkPtytgcQBc51YZnEdYic8YBygw9G3outG3zu7F2K82?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Golden Hour Photography]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is my #goldenhourphotography submission for @juliank Thanks again for hosting this contest! When life gets stressful, the one place that helps me reset and renew is the beach. 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If you want to get involved, here is the topic list:]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/monomad/@elsbeth-upton/sundy-skies</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/monomad/@elsbeth-upton/sundy-skies</guid><category><![CDATA[monomad]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elsbeth-upton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2018 16:47:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iP4n3GreUeN27aLxuH35Gx7x9qdrym8NUrQGj9xWCXW1mQc5AtRPUKjFTrELAu7wUVM44JrwRWN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Morbid Fascination with Death: A Photographic Study]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently I have developed a morbid fascination with death. Although I'm not sure there is a fascination with death that one wouldn't describe as morbid. 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This photograph is titled Bashful Be sure to click on the image to view full screen!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/portraitphotography/@elsbeth-upton/portraitphotography-submission</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/portraitphotography/@elsbeth-upton/portraitphotography-submission</guid><category><![CDATA[portraitphotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elsbeth-upton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2018 17:29:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787gaPWsfFHYoApCM2TDbZo2M9GcSMAaBkD9kNKmvcMK5oWFTHzNpQkvmRJMGrob5wNihfDpaUjuyqkpN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monomad Photographic Challenge: Friday Flowers]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is my submission for the #Monomad Photo Challenge by @brumest As always, Thanks for hosting! Dogwood Flowers Be sure to click on the image to view full screen! If you want to get involved, here is]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/monomad/@elsbeth-upton/monomad-photographic-challenge-friday-flowers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/monomad/@elsbeth-upton/monomad-photographic-challenge-friday-flowers</guid><category><![CDATA[monomad]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elsbeth-upton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2018 17:11:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGdWgeDRKaiYwsjNqmJhrY2SqWvL3TH3QDD5FsiwtWVKf7Xu35GsY7pJL39df5nBY8B6tc5BTipFRhApSkW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Macrophotography Submission]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is my #macrophotography submission for @juliank Thanks again for hosting this contest! Be sure to click on the image to view full screen!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/macrophotography/@elsbeth-upton/macrophotography-submission</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/macrophotography/@elsbeth-upton/macrophotography-submission</guid><category><![CDATA[macrophotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elsbeth-upton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 16:59:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEw1xifwYz2xp7RJEnNpBZq7dn2K5zMR1SVXeFc4BGs7aYj4HetFQ87VJcwwHV4CEnD6mDsxtGF93Yf4fbvBgzdztJY9zahUsR9dDvMNm2joECe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colourful Photography Submisssion]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is my #colourfulphotography submission for @juliank Thanks again for hosting this contest! Be sure to click on the image to view full screen!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/colorfulphotography/@elsbeth-upton/colorful-photography-submisssion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/colorfulphotography/@elsbeth-upton/colorful-photography-submisssion</guid><category><![CDATA[colorfulphotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elsbeth-upton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 16:51:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs763jesiZh3dmqqyEqKURYLiGe4q6uSY3np4AHMGqqw5SPFuXntNTYUYHKtdEqCN7SdF9HABhhPhibxsdArYCbcyhUHhwpA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monomad Photographic Challenge: Thursday Animals]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is my submission for the #Monomad Photo Challenge by @brumest As always, Thanks for hosting! Warbler in Flight Be sure to click on the image to view full screen! If you want to get involved, here]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/monomad/@elsbeth-upton/monomad-photographic-challenge-thursday-animals</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/monomad/@elsbeth-upton/monomad-photographic-challenge-thursday-animals</guid><category><![CDATA[monomad]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elsbeth-upton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 15:08:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNchGPKLQuxAL7oEwDJ42cT977qXjChRFUhKET8N47YctDL9bQ849vHdajTKEcHbH6XMMT5TrSndVQms16mULXLdEvebWTSp4VArRPTb9qgvKg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>