<?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>Tue, 19 May 2026 01:53:49 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@kaazoom/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Faded Shadows on the Mantel]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a moody song about a young woman who is contemplating an old photo that she keeps on the mantel in her home. She thinks about the past and how the photo reflects her life. Here are the lyrics.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@kaazoom/ncpypxeqgh</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@kaazoom/ncpypxeqgh</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kaazoom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 13:57:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmVHGfsE4izb7dZPTKq3yhc2RDLpTjUW7f3M2UnDyYjKSJ/67d19568261dd.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Morning Blush]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have been playing around with making songs using AI. I had an idea for a light-hearted song about a young woman who wakes up from a night out and realises that she may have done some embarrassing . This]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193816/@kaazoom/yoquunjkqt</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193816/@kaazoom/yoquunjkqt</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193816]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kaazoom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 13:20:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQme1ZMWM91kyiJRGeA3gjQ3GZ7k52TwwpKuuDNVbGKsuvu/morning_blush.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Visit From A Fox]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the ways that I like to occupy myself is to feed the birds. I keep my bird feeders well stocked up and enjoy watching the birds feeding from them. I occasionally get a visit from one of the local]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127788/@kaazoom/rpcxmojikp</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127788/@kaazoom/rpcxmojikp</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127788]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kaazoom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2024 11:05:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmNUfQYxmizr1cgC7tsKXfhq72m5koB1vwrnj9TWAPybbT/1722505611430.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pictures From My Wildflower Patch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Back in the autumn of 2022, I decided to turn over a small patch of my garden to grow wild flowers in the hope of encouraging wildlife into my garden. They grew well, and last year, I had a wonderful display]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127788/@kaazoom/copy-of-pictures-from-my</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127788/@kaazoom/copy-of-pictures-from-my</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127788]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kaazoom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2024 12:16:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmPB3JUBHUBi6cHq6MCnEHrLAivhmwfrpRtDCAc5GkbcWi/1722425044564.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pictures in the Style of Louis Wain ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I recently watch the Netflix movie called The Electrical Life of Louis Wain, about a nineteenth/early twentieth century painter who I had never heard of. He was quite an interesting and eccentric man who]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-125125/@kaazoom/pictures-in-the-style-of</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-125125/@kaazoom/pictures-in-the-style-of</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-125125]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kaazoom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Sep 2023 15:30:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmPfWpsiXQyd3wz22NZGL8Axc6ycG8sovKWVi9asFjbvSS/e6bmymhvtihhgfq9v7x8_1_f42t2.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Wild Flower Patch ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have had a lot of work done to my garden and home over the last few years. By the time the work was finished what was my lawn looked like a building site. But last autumn I rotovated the who area, after]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@kaazoom/my-wild-flower-patch</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@kaazoom/my-wild-flower-patch</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-140635]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kaazoom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2023 12:39:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmbavCeQqpunQZtWDmN29h4PNCewW2K324vh7r7Xjh4fpa/img_20230608_110340.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feeding The Birds]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of my great pleasures in life is to watch the birds and have the sound of their song in my garden. A few years ago my wife bought me a bird feeding station so that I can encourage more into the garden.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@kaazoom/feeding-the-birds</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@kaazoom/feeding-the-birds</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kaazoom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2023 09:14:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmZeKiD7u33n1bt2FhHChYLiNBo3n18Jgi8xjRa5jFGw4h/img_20230225_081537_edit_3864937191348793.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The First Frog Spawn Of The Year]]></title><description><![CDATA[The days are gradually getting longer here in England. We have been fortunate so far this winter as apart from one week the weather has been quite mild. I always look forward to this time of year. The]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127788/@kaazoom/the-first-frog-spawn-of</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127788/@kaazoom/the-first-frog-spawn-of</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127788]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kaazoom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2023 18:10:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmbDMF1ScFQo1cym6qnFxf1X4CvZMXiBJfeYn1zM6smpGF/img_20230223_091037.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Snowdrops]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a wood so peaceful and still, Where the trees reach tall and the air is chill, There grows a sight so fair to see, A carpet of snowdrops, as white as can be. The tiny flowers, like stars in the night,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127788/@kaazoom/snowdrops</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127788/@kaazoom/snowdrops</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127788]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kaazoom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2023 17:25:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmeHsiT8Sp3EXCaEKVZBqsRRn52cqXJdortRR2stFeDKyR/snowdrop_3179211_1920.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does Chatgpt Have A Place On Hive?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I haven't been doing much on Hive recently. Well that isn't quite true, I have been playing Rising Star. When I first joined Hive via Ecency, I was quite excited about finding somewhere to share my thoughts]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-125125/@kaazoom/does-chatgpt-have-a-place</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-125125/@kaazoom/does-chatgpt-have-a-place</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-125125]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kaazoom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2023 19:44:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmWGYezbZc1eLwZ96Gyc7EwJgAL6DpBVZukzLq4k2fRwJd/ai_generated_7737042_1920.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pat The Cat - A Short Poem For Children]]></title><description><![CDATA[There once was a cat named Pat, Whose antics were simply a matter of fact, He chased after mice with such glee, And laughed and purred so merrily. He chased his tail and he chased his friends, And he'd]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/children/@kaazoom/pat-the-cat-a-short</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/children/@kaazoom/pat-the-cat-a-short</guid><category><![CDATA[children]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kaazoom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2023 15:02:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmPmjwbUAgKvAYi2EAx14E94X6ZyiTsgRFssNd3k4TWFMz/cat_46676_1280.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Playing The Rising Star Game]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I first joined Hive I read that there are games that you can play to earn hive, or at least tokens that can be converted into hive, but I have never been into games. The main one that was mentioned]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-195370/@kaazoom/playing-the-rising-star-game</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-195370/@kaazoom/playing-the-rising-star-game</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-195370]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kaazoom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2022 11:45:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQme45r7vZfDRU5WRrYYvLSbTBKmqPAMjKifuYNsycoohJJ/rising_star_1.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I've Just Had An Ablation On My Heart]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today has been an eventful day. I was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation the beginning of the covid pandemic. 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After a number of trips to A&E I was offered a place on a clinical trial compering ablation]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@kaazoom/i-ve-just-had-an</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@kaazoom/i-ve-just-had-an</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106316]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kaazoom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2022 16:07:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmPHX9YJeJz3gcDG7iC6rRAWCVmdAWCZHrfUuzh86V34TV/img_20221114_154002.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thinking About My Son Who Would Have Been 40 Today ]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are certain days that are particularly poignant when you lose someone you love. Two in particular are very hard for me and my family, the anniversary of my son's death and his birthday. These are]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@kaazoom/thinking-about-my-son-who</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@kaazoom/thinking-about-my-son-who</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106316]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kaazoom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2022 07:28:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmdc8zHVxGcJLVPMtUYLnn4PniFP4XXjYLxMTr9ifELfC6/fb_img_1667890007308.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time To Light The Fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[The clocks went back on Sunday. I don't particularly like it when the days shorten and the nights grow longer. Of course this has been gradually happening for the last few months, but it really hits when]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@kaazoom/time-to-light-the-fire</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@kaazoom/time-to-light-the-fire</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106316]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kaazoom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2022 19:02:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmVnUKc6Byn1PevV4ZyqMiju1XKsNMEVWQ32roGnuPpf8H/img_20221101_181951.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eye Injection And A Walk By The Sea]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the worse things about getting old is that things start going wrong with your body. Two years ago, during lock down, I started to have a problem with my left eye. It was like part of my vision in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@kaazoom/eye-injection-and-a-walk</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@kaazoom/eye-injection-and-a-walk</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106316]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kaazoom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2022 14:38:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmRnC8PDkCPZLjDvwF7Dt8jpuotn4WnANYibNFgvCF7kUf/img_20221024_112321.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Visitors To My Garden]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have just set up my bird feeder ready for the winter. I've had major work done to my garden so I had to take it down for a few months. I really love watching the birds feeding from it, although I have]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@kaazoom/visitors-to-my-garden</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@kaazoom/visitors-to-my-garden</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kaazoom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2022 16:39:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmex6BVdoL2xJS5PJ38892a3SCabBtXb7CucCkTssovpBR/goldfinch_20_oct_22.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Wednesday Walk]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've only posted one #wednesdaywalk since being on Hive, so I thought I would do another today. Not that I went far, and I didn't actually walk, more like trundled along on my mobility scooter. I needed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-155530/@kaazoom/my-wednesday-walk</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-155530/@kaazoom/my-wednesday-walk</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-155530]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kaazoom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2022 15:48:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmZQfoQRb5fcZRXYsfxq94XC6fh4FLyY1VLkVwch2DnyD9/img_20221019_103349.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hive, Goals And Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Keeping On Going On I have been on Hive for a few months now. It's not always been a smooth ride. 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