<?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 17:49:07 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@katyclark/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Where in the World?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Where am I? Captured on a Samsung.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/teamaustralia/@katyclark/where-in-the-world</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/teamaustralia/@katyclark/where-in-the-world</guid><category><![CDATA[teamaustralia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[katyclark]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2018 10:08:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BgxWBRxjvNhnbM9DiyHtCptYaDNF3xx85r8if8spuMjfmaQ2MehaEHnkE2sLPqUFv9WxcCpanzKe9o2VyPxLaXazWxepqiurhY3JQFc8y7tBRz2CL8f6zPUanFGwNnDKNe2eQz28mtFuCu7n7jsXVf1n8K93ekE8QgnHfECsUxQsGDt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Downtown Walgett]]></title><description><![CDATA[Walgett is in the grip of a severe drought. This is a photograph of the street where I am currently residing in teacher accommodation. The accommodation is a very good example of its kind. Recently]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@katyclark/37yjq4-downtown-walgett</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@katyclark/37yjq4-downtown-walgett</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[katyclark]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jul 2018 13:22:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao2EbuHAFTX1CNWMbam25xJGPs4sKmLS6XL7j31VAwzvR8JZxuLjrNKQUGWWYA4AzwRdoi1wZmDiS9qak9RiNMKBKBmYRse6FP887vLJAyUb4hbiA9qYr8gLAESqkg5DMMZReSopAk81E5GQVtu4soc2AnUrPW8LpR9tf6v?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Downtown Walgett]]></title><description><![CDATA[Late July, Walgett, New South Wales, where the sun always shines, and the moon is visible in a cloudless sky except when there's a lunar eclipse, I went for a walk and came across a baby's dummy lying]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@katyclark/downtown-walgett</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@katyclark/downtown-walgett</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[katyclark]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jul 2018 13:11:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao2EbuHAFTX1CNWMbam25xJGPs4sKmLS6XL7iKoV8yS13qggberSSF2jFdo8NEZiXmiE2GHxSw4a1q99dTELGH9XbS5NGPXkRvoZXwYKmWM3mHnwALhPti2gFPrjJMBc8gE5TjztdysumUkjjKLDCfxyFErJ5V7quvcDjdg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Career Choices]]></title><description><![CDATA[I always wanted to be a teacher, presumably because I enjoy learning, loved being at school and assumed that I would love it equally well when I "grew up." 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