<?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>Sat, 16 May 2026 23:13:21 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@johncongdon/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[How Easy Is Mind Control?  Way Too Easy As It Turns Out!!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[WATCH this video even if you've already seen it!!! (I had.) It's a wakeup call! This is completely over the top as to how easily a situation of mind control has been set up. If we apply this example to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anarchy/@johncongdon/how-easy-is-mind-control-way-too-easy-as-it-turns-out</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anarchy/@johncongdon/how-easy-is-mind-control-way-too-easy-as-it-turns-out</guid><category><![CDATA[anarchy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johncongdon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2017 20:26:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e5qbpFwZJjTA5mZXsCmQvx3Mqi5yMEANZ58?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[MONOMAD  - WEEK #5 TOPIC - "PEOPLE"]]></title><description><![CDATA[For this week I'm looking at Brooklyn, New York and springtime at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden which is a very popular time to visit the park. That means lots of people, and children running, playing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/monomad/@johncongdon/monomad-week-5-topic-people</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/monomad/@johncongdon/monomad-week-5-topic-people</guid><category><![CDATA[monomad]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johncongdon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 12 Aug 2017 02:08:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGe3EBsCutghqVD7NtMcACDWYfYER3mCd5Q1ugKe9aVugZBQd8WZVoFKH6DjuoThsRLDqJmJUXrTAwwUP8a?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[MONOMAD  - WEEK #5  - "PEOPLE"]]></title><description><![CDATA[For this week I'm looking at Brooklyn, New York and springtime at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden which is a very popular time to visit the park. That means lots of people, and children running, for this]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/monomad/@johncongdon/monomad-week-5-people</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/monomad/@johncongdon/monomad-week-5-people</guid><category><![CDATA[monomad]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johncongdon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2017 21:16:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGdWYA5r8HWsrt3MeyE9zVpdn6yDUfzwszR2RcAM6ej1uJZkqWCTdj43YP64Lm1KKaWDnFeLKR7q4EAf29L?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tree Tuesday - Iowa Style]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today we visit Iowa to look at some deciduous trees. These are from a few different locations in the eastern part of the state. These trees are on the eastern border of Iowa on the bluff above the Mississippi]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/treetuesday/@johncongdon/tree-tuesday-iowa-style</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/treetuesday/@johncongdon/tree-tuesday-iowa-style</guid><category><![CDATA[treetuesday]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johncongdon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2017 04:39:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVKudWX9Lee2DK4PSaJZ3Gb37HSwBhAL1cCbrE8w3Eo6waR7mTSMGBhkDCuSkBP8oJnMWwZeHmNkh4BpooaeJ6wAV1TL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[MonoMad  - ABSTRACT entry for Friday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's today's entry for this challenge. Taken in Zion National Park, Utah, USA. Thanks to @brumest and t his MonoMad contest, check the rules here. I will invite each of you to take a look at more photos]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/monomad/@johncongdon/monomad-abstract-entry-for-friday</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/monomad/@johncongdon/monomad-abstract-entry-for-friday</guid><category><![CDATA[monomad]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johncongdon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2017 07:56:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVZ5NRzV2o8MyJEzowAL6rjbt8w3dTGtKhrSFLgL3vbCd66uRhk4qjZo71UgoiJVzeKiAPuCUyppCiAD25ivygQsTvmwhbvjB9fGHRWQ2iTCzWKviQe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[MonoMad Week #4 Topic - ABSTRACT]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's today's entry for this challenge. Taken in Zion National Park, Utah, USA. Thanks to @brumest and t his MonoMad contest, check the rules here. I will invite each of you to take a look at my photo]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/monomad/@johncongdon/monomad-week-4-topic-abstract</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/monomad/@johncongdon/monomad-week-4-topic-abstract</guid><category><![CDATA[monomad]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johncongdon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Aug 2017 21:40:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QD2aHbJiivbVZV6nAA4BJrX2xi1Ybu2YdQ7MQ46piu2RRFac2EwJU5uuYXQpf5HnGWjfR4PzM7UZ68Rb6guRf68vM3rfgYGxg2ZyJDmHniPJictfbHFk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ColorChallenge Thursday Green  -  A look at Cacti in a Prickly Arizona Yard]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the this greenery we go to the deserts of Arizona to look at some cacti that were growing in my large desert yard. I imagine they’re still doing well there; they’re quite well adjusted to the climate.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@johncongdon/colorchallenge-thursday-green-a-look-at-cacti-in-a-prickly-arizona-yard</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@johncongdon/colorchallenge-thursday-green-a-look-at-cacti-in-a-prickly-arizona-yard</guid><category><![CDATA[colorchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johncongdon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Aug 2017 08:22:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGe7ZPi8n3ER1KDHjYg2ffWnZUbY2oKfmStAAy9zH8cE5SKqWxfJWWUafu3E2BwLKy7W24EQu2JGM3ksCjQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[TreeTuesday - Southern California Style]]></title><description><![CDATA[Palm trees, it's all about palm trees this Tuesday. This first photo is one of my favorites, so southern California. The cookie cutter pink beach houses, a lone figure walking back from the surf and a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/treetuesday/@johncongdon/treetuesday-southern-california-style</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/treetuesday/@johncongdon/treetuesday-southern-california-style</guid><category><![CDATA[treetuesday]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johncongdon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2017 11:11:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVSWMPQJ36BtPKfGLpn4MfA5Mmnda5dYcSRkCyswBVe8XxzMdczP2suMa66JJ5cBF6ALHMbrf1beLGEzR99Vi1RheE8v?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ColorChallenge Saturday Indigo - Architectural Details]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi again, I have a photo for today's challenge that can be used for just about any colorchallenge day. It is another combination photo that is using 2 different takes of two interior architectural details.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@johncongdon/colorchallenge-saturday-indigo-architectural-details</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@johncongdon/colorchallenge-saturday-indigo-architectural-details</guid><category><![CDATA[colorchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johncongdon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 29 Jul 2017 09:08:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVthqpTJZmwvzsLcvMeG4TU4Gjdfy25ouRods1P1gj9nJRyETbLJak7eV2BuktAz1hWWgGDxWxSAt6EUm89mg7fuYAJPjsc4PXTPwG3Z5UfY8ZZp3nGsNAgeiepWrkWFvQvsx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ColorChallenge Green Thursday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello, I was without internet connection for a week so my postings were interrupted. 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Thanks to @brumest and the SBD's giveaway on his MonoMad contest, check the rules here.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/monomad/@johncongdon/monomad-week-2-water</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/monomad/@johncongdon/monomad-week-2-water</guid><category><![CDATA[monomad]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johncongdon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jul 2017 01:35:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeLVhpbAuTr1KTxhaoZxCYEpnmqFUqRDZ6w8T98QBpqX7VsVsbqkT7mskrLxhZ4h7yauBLKSKhkmQ86?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ColorChallenge Orange and Yellow – Greetings, Earthlings!!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greetings, Yesterday I was late for Orange Day and thought to skip it as I have a number of things piled up. So today I was looking through my photos to find something for yellow that wasn’t another blossom]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@johncongdon/colorchallenge-orange-and-yellow-greetings-earthlings</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@johncongdon/colorchallenge-orange-and-yellow-greetings-earthlings</guid><category><![CDATA[colorchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johncongdon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2017 03:14:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGdzibKwvhjtpC2t1wCRcM9ZfUAWdr7NodNZ3h1nCWXhaBfAt5Xs3i8tzk8v9pv5Tamjr1YkL3CoJtvgETg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[MonoMad - 2nd Week - Water]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi, Here's my second post for this week's theme of water. The photo is from a series about the beach at Oceanside, California. Thanks to @brumest and the SBD's giveaway on his MonoMad contest, check the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/monomad/@johncongdon/monomad-2nd-week-water</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/monomad/@johncongdon/monomad-2nd-week-water</guid><category><![CDATA[monomad]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johncongdon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2017 09:57:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVU6qARtkCRd2A1uXQ3cqh3VWtkoYDreVqnvu721FVK1ZbMbsmzz9im9B8RhsdneLaLSP92jgsWZJPYkxitYYM5t1vtv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tree Tuesday - Mesa Verde, Colorado]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi All, I was visiting Mesa Verde, Colorado with a group doing a tour of sacred sights in the southwest U.S. We had been to Chaco Canyon, Canyon de Chelly, Aztec, Four Corners and then up to Colorado.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/treetuesday/@johncongdon/tree-tuesday-mesa-verde</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/treetuesday/@johncongdon/tree-tuesday-mesa-verde</guid><category><![CDATA[treetuesday]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johncongdon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2017 21:57:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLyAJMrzqHfWLT7YbdgoprDQGwdeDRwrAtuQzesiF2ajCWkEHkjc24xTfmtTVeCXpp5YDuTShdo1tLue7LaejHmknNhCcgdse8kXA7ZXUTfPycWAamXBN5VGPLi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[MonoMad Contest - 2nd Week - Water]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi, Here's my first post for this week's theme of water. The photo is from a series about Zion National Park in Utah, USA. This particular scene is inside Zion Canyon at a spot known as The Altar. It is]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/monomad/@johncongdon/monomad-water</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/monomad/@johncongdon/monomad-water</guid><category><![CDATA[monomad]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johncongdon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2017 08:01:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVZ5NRzV2o8MyJEzowAL6rjbt8w3dTHep7e1ccGRYU97opwkQEwdLLtVyqijyB3vmfyX8Eqi5EkJjXXBcHUbUtv2jtw7HHcK7j5xoVn94nzpRTJqebp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[MonoChrome Monday - Two of tulips]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi Everyone! Here's my two entries for this Monday. Two tulip photos. Both of these are from the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens. The first is identical with my colorchallenge red, except it's black and white.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/monochromemonday/@johncongdon/monochrome-monday-two-of-tulips</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/monochromemonday/@johncongdon/monochrome-monday-two-of-tulips</guid><category><![CDATA[monochromemonday]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johncongdon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2017 23:31:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEw1xifwYz2xp7RJEnNpBZq7dn2K5yJGL1n9GDGg5Q4vi7FMMuYsxtFLAidwe1KP8nagDddN5MxouzTiKiuDbu6HPyQvCihZ5quVJmm6LDUfQfp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colorchallenge Monday Red]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi again, Here's my entry for red. I am also using the same photo in black and white for the MonochromeMonday challenge of @old-guy-photos and can be seen here. It's quite interesting the difference in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@johncongdon/colorchallenge-monday-red</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@johncongdon/colorchallenge-monday-red</guid><category><![CDATA[colorchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johncongdon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2017 07:20:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNchGPKLQuxAL7oEwDJ42cT977qXjChUx9YKZCX316PKrPHpCUsvegz8eLeAu3irNJMEpnW2QFHKHZwsSH3fTvF8XdM79RtPhoMqEHvjXYLgw8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[B&W Photo Contest - MACRO]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi Everyone, First thank you for taking time to look at these photos. I hope that you find something to enjoy and will appreciate any comments or helpful hints. I have always found black and white intriguing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bwphotocontest/@johncongdon/b-and-w-photo-contest-macro</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bwphotocontest/@johncongdon/b-and-w-photo-contest-macro</guid><category><![CDATA[bwphotocontest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johncongdon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jul 2017 09:56:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGe36sKJxS6WWFKUFcxruXnbLxiCfp4UsusxjEkrD8XckigqSJ28oD9Qe3WH6DB2TGsph6KgaFjbWyn3mXC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[MonoMad Photographic Contest - Monday - Nature]]></title><description><![CDATA[I do like black and white so I am glad to have this opportunity to share something. Taken during a visit to the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens in New York on a very fine spring day full of flowers and people.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/monomad/@johncongdon/monomad-photographic-contest-monday-nature</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/monomad/@johncongdon/monomad-photographic-contest-monday-nature</guid><category><![CDATA[monomad]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johncongdon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2017 08:16:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeo4PzUu6KR42oiGLJYzU5ADbZfPVdHUrKxhZzBuGXVGU4UGFVM35yBV2ynVS9FJmebKXag2EzPSXGa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[monochromemonday - Presenting a Mystery within the former Inca Empire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Above Cusco, Peru Cusco is the ancient capital of the Inca culture and former seat of the imperial ruling Inca and set in a valley high in the Andes mountains at 3,400 meters or 11,150 feet; and being]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/monochromemonday/@johncongdon/monochromemonday-presenting-a-mystery-present-within-the-former-inca-empire</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/monochromemonday/@johncongdon/monochromemonday-presenting-a-mystery-present-within-the-former-inca-empire</guid><category><![CDATA[monochromemonday]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johncongdon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2017 01:57:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVg6rwk861s7YM2RktaizZC7CV7mPgqsKdVk2JM5D9LM9st4a1F7KMtgxkmYKre3tdsw6mmCXZnkbfXc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>