<?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>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 02:00:58 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@ianballantine/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Morning Has Broken]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new year, a wonderful opportunity to begin afresh and renew our hope in the goodness of humanity. Mary, our Australian family friend Christine, and I got up on that first day and bundled ourselves off]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ctp/@ianballantine/morning-has-broken</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ctp/@ianballantine/morning-has-broken</guid><category><![CDATA[ctp]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ianballantine]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jan 2020 02:52:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/21PRtjKRXPQybj4WUXScWv5QPLninWRxfbcWNsx7SenD7FqNUVsrYuF3HLC6Uu5GM512mu9MSuuMj8UeRmvRwUAinHJ46fd3GFqE5KRK4RkET52v69JegeSk6oYYQsFUaUYS7JW8B6JbNU9MjX4Hgge?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happy New Year from Wellington, New Zealand and Auld Lang Syne]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another beautiful, glorious day in Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. The sun shone down on us bright and warm. The usual fresh to gale force winds subdued to light breezes. The promise of a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ctp/@ianballantine/happy-new-year-from-wellington-new-zealand-and-auld-lang-syne</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ctp/@ianballantine/happy-new-year-from-wellington-new-zealand-and-auld-lang-syne</guid><category><![CDATA[ctp]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ianballantine]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Dec 2019 10:24:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WMLzfweUP8MktFpbpxrn6T8xF37NDHbBKTAoxnVDGsf1qJPTeJTkDmtmWeZDYy97UsLdu3YvABQwtm6ZLBvJcPDvboKvmsgJMgsbuXS89ax9KvA1V2fEip9xhiR2KRRk4qhD21BbRY2Yd5qw5ts81Gj3rSgdvyzGri?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Believe in Myself]]></title><description><![CDATA[A dare, I love a dare! Bradley Arrow @bradleyarrow has a challenge for all of us to meet. He wants us to get stickered "I Believe in Myself" and selfied same. OK, I get that, just that I have]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ctp/@ianballantine/i-believe-in-myself</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ctp/@ianballantine/i-believe-in-myself</guid><category><![CDATA[ctp]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ianballantine]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Dec 2019 09:53:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptHK3w4xbU3SMDsfFVWre2qvkWUixoMRzeeZjSvZPGu1mXNJpxounjaGLEhDTB354BJcF8tJERHVTsiDRtBFQZYMUc8fCoHu4KfhVvcrwp4Yp1jLEA8U99Yr38VkMpe1bZSaBhF28sofy21PvDzF4wGYfEy2p5YLE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Swommer to Steemian, A Journey Paddled to Enrichment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Into the last few days of the ClickTrackProfit Christmas Badge hunt, and I still need to get the Cookie Green badge owned by @russellstockley. He has given us an interesting challenge. 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A time for presents, and of course to decorate and light up the Christmas tree.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ctp/@ianballantine/merry-christmas-from-wellington-new-zealand</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ctp/@ianballantine/merry-christmas-from-wellington-new-zealand</guid><category><![CDATA[ctp]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ianballantine]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Dec 2019 10:08:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRfvmtd53nmEJ94xpKydwmbSC5H5svBACH81Lw158DJSdieTdZ6DHSD1P4drxyZBWgavnc1d9aJ75u2RdMSQrQUQA41F4ym1xtigRz6ayQwVztDjfQmuQroGt9gRXFBU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boney Fingers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ClickTrackProfit Christmas Badge Hunt has begun. Whoopee! Only a few months ago, the previous badge hunt had ended, and already a new one has arrived for our Christmas entertainment. 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