<?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>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 05:08:17 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@grindle/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Come see my big balls #SMARP Round 263 entry]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the town square in Kaunus Lithuania, a gazing ball. The artwork is called Taškas (Dot) it is a highly polished stainless steel ball that has a diameter of just under 5 ft, it weighs 4 ton. Created to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-179017/@grindle/come-see-my-big-balls-smarp-round-263-entry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-179017/@grindle/come-see-my-big-balls-smarp-round-263-entry</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-179017]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[grindle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 07:10:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn9mZACKbA8ugWBZ5R5A1eVm1xzwFMvRus8R1Uibk2LZGFpVgpm57RctEuhHEZkbVVA4yKCoBpuSCPWowGWUaoaujnqV6ipfgdzSMWBSvT7vPrFwt2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[This looks  freakin awesome]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just some screen shots and a little bit of a narrative from your truly, about the WIP ongoing in the beloved #worldmappin community. I am guessing here, that if this is funded from the DHF, then it is]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/wmp-testing/@grindle/this-looks-freakin-awesome</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/wmp-testing/@grindle/this-looks-freakin-awesome</guid><category><![CDATA[wmp-testing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[grindle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 09:21:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqfBuqLAYycxAnSPAHNcGd36ossHPpojsYjeUD3KCHMcyz1iKVTnxpykRTiNno67btjCL7sn8G7XKz7jo5v9R2jAzeFZP2waCsscSrRtW7ocnuhG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big murals. Vilnius ]]></title><description><![CDATA["Corest Fity" The mural, and not misspelt, was created for the Vilnius Street Art Festival in 2019. Now time worn "Freedom" Created in 2015 a creation by an Italian street artist]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184784/@grindle/big-murals-vilnius</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184784/@grindle/big-murals-vilnius</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-184784]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[grindle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 11:14:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqfBuqLAYycxAnSPaGj83Z7YAuY9uBNQzyv9SrrwodUU8zWpAMNkfzxDeXsr79MwbExUpy9jepPAJ48P9XLAMbgjTYAeZjiNamgnvbGzk8QBnpsp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A tale of woe. Ladakh ]]></title><description><![CDATA[...and so... a few days after the Hemis Festival I missed my footing whist strolling through Leh, in Ladakh, not looking where I was going, the pain in my right ankle hit me straight away, I still remember]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-186239/@grindle/a-tale-of-woe-ladakh</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-186239/@grindle/a-tale-of-woe-ladakh</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-186239]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[grindle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 07:26:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCUgdST6LUnJVL4JkX5gDRyDsTjuVUQK8TrmhsQuNAWzZCPf6hDURisnppfTNTehB8DiPK8pqMbMDAo5xRjwMEbbtMQRwXkDBme9Z7PVuomXBDQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taoro, a sad story of wealth and opulence]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a cross post of @nanixxx/taoro-a-sad-story-of-wealth-and-opulence by @grindle.x]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-104387/@grindle/taoro-a-sad-story-of-wealth-and-opulence-hive-104387</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-104387/@grindle/taoro-a-sad-story-of-wealth-and-opulence-hive-104387</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-104387]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[grindle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:14:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reflecting on a Baltic puddle. 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I try but am pretty crap at playing, too much of a non strategy risk taker, I guess in life too.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@grindle/antique-chessmen-let-battle-commence</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@grindle/antique-chessmen-let-battle-commence</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[grindle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 10:24:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVecs4xkhd5EvhidWEEBnn9tCVDBkBhQpUFvab78MhbU1Vt8ctz7eVVqperHCH3qqu4AaTanFa1WgGGvp6QFEjYVmqWv3RSrJ2jaYP3KVxxtNzwrpLn7D1GB264wSpv64Hgt2CS3usHQKNYw1xf1fNgrBQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reflecting  on heads, Latvia  #SMARP 255]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just messing about catching some reflections in Rundāle Palace, Latvia; shooting into antique mirrors I do not have a clue who this bloke is Nor this stern looking chappie and a lady displaying her boobies]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-179017/@grindle/reflecting-on-heads-latvia-smarp-255</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-179017/@grindle/reflecting-on-heads-latvia-smarp-255</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-179017]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[grindle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 06:57:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqfBuqLAYycxAnSPaEVDUz5xcQNFRbikbPuFZykmzZrCEnPTSpLNQszeRF9xN17DMnqJ8Phe7BvQH1T2eWA4ZNmkKuzvdkD9dgems2JeUaKsKJqt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greyfriars Graveyard. Edinburgh Jan 23. Tombstone Tourism.]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a cross post of @grindle/greyfriars-graveyard-edinburgh-jan-23-tombstone-tourism by @grindle.post]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153993/@grindle/greyfriars-graveyard-edinburgh-jan-23-tombstone-tourism-hive-153993</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153993/@grindle/greyfriars-graveyard-edinburgh-jan-23-tombstone-tourism-hive-153993</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153993]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[grindle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2026 07:46:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Auld reekie, Jan 23. Tombstone Tourism]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a cross post of @grindle/auld-reekie-jan-23-tombstone-tourism by @grindle.post]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153993/@grindle/auld-reekie-jan-23-tombstone-tourism-hive-153993</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153993/@grindle/auld-reekie-jan-23-tombstone-tourism-hive-153993</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153993]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[grindle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2026 07:39:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jūrmala, Latvia]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was an interesting stop for a few hours on the journey through the Baltic states, it was good to learn of its past history and status during Soviet times. It seems I was not the first Wrexhamian to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@grindle/jurmala-latvia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@grindle/jurmala-latvia</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[grindle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 08:45:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqfBuqLAYycxAnSNzy63K6NfFUggNFCc1iHDsvi9mcspMRm9SN3aF3vJBQEZDGqrKK1mKddhUhpKUDtTof9goVu4aqjtEfPUjwo4h26xqmUMNyU2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rundāle Palace , Latvia. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rundāle Palace, built originally in the 16th century, demolished in the 18th and then rebuilt, over the years it changed hands through death and abdication. The area was annexed by The Russian Empire and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@grindle/rundale-palace-latvia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@grindle/rundale-palace-latvia</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[grindle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 07:47:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqfBuqLAYycxAnSQ9mUfsSHEy24z5WxP898XG9KuKNLsTobX3UGQTrb2sLAq4vuMiTWzrouc1GSXm1AnbLeM9n8b2j4gK6NqxC7JriDg85CM8S1k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Howling at the moon]]></title><description><![CDATA[I wasn't too expectant today to welcome in the 1st New moon of 2026, it had been a miserable day of cold wintery showers, cloudy skies; but as I rose from a late afternoon snooze in the bath. Drip drying,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@grindle/howling-at-the-moon</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@grindle/howling-at-the-moon</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[grindle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2026 08:27:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVecs4xkhd5EvhidWEEBnn9tCVDBkBhQpUFvab78MhbU1Vt8ctz7eVVqperEdMWdup96Z86wQHK7zJyHDkyHJ5txyncGgL9vxBJPLZmuZdrKjuobzZo4X8eh2Y2BYbryckhZT2sTfqDHc7ugVYagJMxsp2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Palmse Manor. Estonia. Reflections #SMARP 253]]></title><description><![CDATA[Situated in Lahemaa National park, Palmse Manor is a restored baroque mansion and open-air museum. The complex Consists of gardens, and buildings dating back to the 18th century. The finest building being]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-179017/@grindle/palmse-manor-estonia-reflections-smarp-253</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-179017/@grindle/palmse-manor-estonia-reflections-smarp-253</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-179017]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[grindle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 07:27:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqfBuqLAYycxAnSQATtZ4NCfktQ3uqwpu4tk4CSgDJJrSRZi23nXZm3CWxDEZGKhdJ8JPndPD1s234XQDScfmh2bR8DkaFvjayK8KTUiRCDa9xmc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tallinn revisited]]></title><description><![CDATA[It has been 4 years since I last visited Tallinn, I was hoping to see lots of new paint on walls, I visited old hunting grounds in the Balti Jaama Turg Area away from the old town. I was disappointed,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184784/@grindle/tallinn-revisited</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184784/@grindle/tallinn-revisited</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-184784]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[grindle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 08:35:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqfBuqLAYycxAnSPaEr75sZs45qzWg1phyNtcCKgDQoa4BFXdxjNQhDp9VeA92xP66ifQBnFfGUemmcmygbijq2r1kB5S6ECiGtKxPwgayqZsnk6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Throw back Thursday, remembering a road trip through Ladakh, where have the last 10 years gone]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Hemis Monastery, high in the Himalayas, has been around since the 11th century. It is the largest and richest monastery in the region of Ladakh, so much for budda monks being humble and shunning]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-186239/@grindle/throw-back-thursday-remembering-a-road-trip-through-ladakh-where-have-the-last-10-years-gone</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-186239/@grindle/throw-back-thursday-remembering-a-road-trip-through-ladakh-where-have-the-last-10-years-gone</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-186239]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[grindle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 08:42:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqfBuqLAYycxAnSPYcPqFd7NZf25E6fDFhr4dEvMMQ1pgyJ7ccZT3h6oCXwo1C1vJVKxtiSBcqaEGiSvD1kLt7VhNhCZNeRhWnMMc5kvRoZ1g942?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Travels through The Baltics. Slava Ukraini!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Estonia has, since the break up of the USSR been a close friend and ally of Ukraine. During the war following putin's illegal invasion of Ukraine Estonia has morally and financially supported Ukraine in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@grindle/travels-through-the-baltics-slava-ukraini</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@grindle/travels-through-the-baltics-slava-ukraini</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[grindle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2025 08:23:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqfBuqLAYycxAnSP1rFXanwNzti5VkrLCbkQHTLcwYEtjYh6WKGxqVBA1h1KBzYXMajVMNZdYawHoXaLcDKuReVc94DJwKCWc5TtFD7yyiJZ9NiA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[People on the islands]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just some people on the islands across the eastern Caribbean. The matriarch I guess someone has got to do it At first I thought he was shooting up, but in reality I think he was doodling on his knee cap]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@grindle/people-on-the-islands</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@grindle/people-on-the-islands</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[grindle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 08:55:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn9mZACKbA8ugWBZ4gmzWy4wNAQzFX8ETXL62s2B7wjkNaevgTXBmWYFLxE2wgVzuqLPemiUYt75zTmj1rgDQaipe5Y5uTVLAAKnKkU3kCSSBpxmpA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Caribbean Puddles]]></title><description><![CDATA[When the rains stop and the sun goes to work drying the concrete all we are left with is the occasional puddle Be thankfull for puddles.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-179017/@grindle/caribbean-puddles</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-179017/@grindle/caribbean-puddles</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-179017]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[grindle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2025 09:49:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCUgdST6LUnJVL4JaATaUZDuXAMsX5dKFsho1LCsFHNdpuWLnsroonWyg9zbfs2bXyUu4LpP9CNydELhiQV7b3iTLULJEpwaf3x3jzDiZ2fHj3C?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doing Time. Antigua.]]></title><description><![CDATA[So strolling around St John's in Antigua, a sudden downpour and darkening skies, I thought a look for somewhere to take temporary shelter would be a damned good idea That'll do thought I, looks pretty]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@grindle/doing-time-antigua</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@grindle/doing-time-antigua</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[grindle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2025 09:12:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn9mZACKbA8ugWBZ6PLsN8VQygTy3dqj72GRGswL4nfFQbXvWLrpKRPT7TKhMkuzJ5d8BRNeistQ4bNhvReRYkefxeh5sCJTN7ngdrcrZDpD7ZRqWN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>