<?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>Mon, 11 May 2026 23:23:57 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@lilymars/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Gardening Science Series : Introduction to the Series - Twins of Different Mothers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Borage in Bloom in my Garden To my fellow Steemians Hello and Thank You for your Readership First off, thanks to all of you that read my posts. The value of the fact that you are actually reading my writing,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gardeningscience/@lilymars/gardening-science-series-introduction-to-the-series-twins-of-different-mothers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gardeningscience/@lilymars/gardening-science-series-introduction-to-the-series-twins-of-different-mothers</guid><category><![CDATA[gardeningscience]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lilymars]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2018 19:01:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kyJM9JABQLS7EhjmU3VVqJQJsLWXdiCWi4Ru6DD82jB4dANqKKBewRTtHKMPgi6yQwQdDfBYVkiKs3L2PUjUoVqK3VhXx4cKkg8HW4pHBkceXyJAuXKnxKw3thddMNr9LwEnekW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Color Challenge Sunday Purple : Happy Faces]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is my entry for today's #colorchallenge on #sundaypurple . Such Happy Faces Thanks for Looking !!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@lilymars/color-challenge-sunday-purple-happy-faces</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@lilymars/color-challenge-sunday-purple-happy-faces</guid><category><![CDATA[colorchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lilymars]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2018 23:50:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs77tEi9qw8A8nM53a8EijMWDjRA8xjLxRZq5LLcRMCH9w3UY7j8sykw9HnyQL7zVjz5mG3NLeGyEuJwvMfJfNbvEew7hrsG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[BOOKCLUB : A Good Garden Book for the Science Minded Gardener]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gardening is a passion of mine. As you can tell from my blog posts. Reading is another and science is yet another. From sci-fi to mystery to science books, I am hardly ever without a book in my hand or]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bookclub/@lilymars/bookclub-a-good-garden-book-for-the-science-minded-gardener</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bookclub/@lilymars/bookclub-a-good-garden-book-for-the-science-minded-gardener</guid><category><![CDATA[bookclub]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lilymars]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2018 21:46:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEw1xifwYz2xp7RJEnNpBZq7dn2K62yhdCrVJNGABx6Gcd4nxDCnM7JKVQVBzWmkBYHGkqgYVin8YJEnrHGtrPw8rPrnyhYVV6EMo9HXL34mbVx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garden Planning : KNOWLEDGE - PATIENCE - PERSEVERANCE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello Fellow Steemians! Two weeks ago, I posted about the garden plan spreadsheet that I started. I now have many, but not all, of my seeds logged in. I also thought that I had purchased and traded for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteadersonline/@lilymars/garden-planning-knowledge-patience-perseverance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteadersonline/@lilymars/garden-planning-knowledge-patience-perseverance</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteadersonline]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lilymars]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2018 01:02:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/gPCasciUWmF5VZucjWuzmpXUomGMznGBossB7LD36pyCFGcU5ZRrasUKmCU9PZTnjYwknGdjpV3nc4aeKr5PEkdCdDy8MNX5FjVohz2DHuF9LHDgoLD8nbHsA9Q9NHJW2q7TMQQAtNg3j9zzWi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Waiting For The Squill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winter Winds - Photo Credit - Lily Mars The week here in Wisconsin has been bitter cold with winds and a few inches of snow. We are hoping for a warm-up but it doesn't look like it will be any time soon.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@lilymars/waiting-for-the-squill</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@lilymars/waiting-for-the-squill</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lilymars]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 15:52:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEw1xifwYz2xp7RJEnNpBZq7dn2K5z1Fy4985n48CnVKcYiR81BApKCeLCdPPW5xdEztgxnTtNRWCUX5FDnZUdm2eb3YvRHGYQfFKQZ1GSETfDQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garden Planning - The Spreadsheet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Starting the Planning Process - Photo Credit : Lily Mars You don't have to abandon technology just because you take on the title of 'Homesteader'. In fact, homesteading has made major strides to being]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@lilymars/garden-planning-the-spreadsheet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@lilymars/garden-planning-the-spreadsheet</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lilymars]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2018 20:08:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLyAJMrzqHfWLT7YbdgoprDQGwdeDRwreVHAPGuQmYvsyvyJD7BCXLQY3ox3p2vQESygMCxKVqHGc6K8o3dU6WzDMBrGLckoG3bfKTWyGJt2N2ycXPETGT3Po2e?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Those Tempting Horrible Seed Catalogs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just before the holidays my first holiday gifts start arriving in the post - seed catalogs. Oh how they tempt me with their colorful photos and happy descriptions; "Best Tasting Tomato Ever - Won]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@lilymars/those-tempting-horrible-seed-catalogs</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@lilymars/those-tempting-horrible-seed-catalogs</guid><category><![CDATA[gardening]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lilymars]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Feb 2018 22:07:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVZ5NRzV2o8MyJEzowAL6rjbt8w3dTHf4wV5niDqephGfei9vtEwydXBdZ3JU93WJxuisbHLCAxauvDUArjHMQBWcr4pBMRLqq9wX9pKyqMMrvTc7ci?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introducing Arlo : My Dog-Faced Assistant Gardener]]></title><description><![CDATA[A fun Saturday photo of my Dog-Faced Assistant Gardener, helping me put down wood chips in the pathways between the garden's raised beds this fall. Looking forward to being able to let him help me with]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dog/@lilymars/introducing-arlo-my-dog-faced-assistant-gardener</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dog/@lilymars/introducing-arlo-my-dog-faced-assistant-gardener</guid><category><![CDATA[dog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lilymars]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Feb 2018 17:31:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCiaxZmdb555hkjecmqomntNdRp7jgAnbYrkao6kHZ9tNqvusU75ogvWvP57tPg1D6MavxZRE92q7BmJvCz1cWKhFAkKKFXrJ4XZRfEWbFiMtZ7pJowBggtFCFn9RG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#colorchallenge mondayred :]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today's #colorchallenge #mondayred Today's photo for the colorchallenge is a pic of the red lilys from my garden. I have several different kinds and colors but these were exceptionally beautiful this past]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@lilymars/colorchallenge-mondayred</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@lilymars/colorchallenge-mondayred</guid><category><![CDATA[colorchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lilymars]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2018 23:37:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/gPCasciUWmF5VZucjWuzmpXUomGMznGBossB7LD3VHmgUrpzmc469oTgKJfvPgS8j2drtpsZD6V2dSLDg9pHNhLMh5mkbbHEDyAnu91igA9MCnrWjaJEPvXuNYSo2G1AB84urmz4Sbrc6Y3YVL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ivy Covered Old Dormitory Building]]></title><description><![CDATA[This drawing took me about 40 hours to complete. I drew it as a multi-use drawing for our public relations department at the college I was attending. Later it was used on the Alumni reference book. The]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/drawing/@lilymars/ivy-covered-old-dormitory-building</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/drawing/@lilymars/ivy-covered-old-dormitory-building</guid><category><![CDATA[drawing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lilymars]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2018 03:11:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVZ5NRzV2o8MyJEzowAL6rjbt8w3dTH1YwVLJ8gowh4brKW4ZXTSiqyWKprNhgRa2GH7wY4DU3aQZrEQi7qHsfXdCbeYGvD1TJ3ocwHdYFEJVdq6kMC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quick Sketch - My Silver Grey Cat in a Minute]]></title><description><![CDATA[A quick sketch of my silver-tipped gray cat. She never holds still for long but I got this sketch done using ArtRage on my tablet in less than a minute. Then embellished it with some color to show her]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@lilymars/quick-sketch-my-silver-grey-cat-in-a-minute</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@lilymars/quick-sketch-my-silver-grey-cat-in-a-minute</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lilymars]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2018 02:42:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs76hwuGhtiutYbqT6S2JqqUoVBFi7k6FAH7Sq24eyHwmfaUB4UHwLAnoKTpA9GReXL4ajSwfQZaso5X5DH3hUviXWRwt1ft?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is what a Bee Sees - For the SaturdayIndigo ColorChallenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here is my entry for the #saturdayindigo #colorchallenge by @kalemandra Monarda - Red Bee Balm - Used UV Filter These are one of the prettiest wild prairie flowers in our garden. But they smell awful.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@lilymars/this-is-what-a-bee-sees-for-the-saturdayindigo-colorchallenge</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@lilymars/this-is-what-a-bee-sees-for-the-saturdayindigo-colorchallenge</guid><category><![CDATA[colorchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lilymars]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jan 2018 02:49:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVKtV1qgazVi5EuQWfvTrRrypZMDaBwweGmNKMibQndSB61qmCZHHCF7hjhMAie317WtdmTriag7KXch5PEzoexP3mbt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Old Barn - Part One]]></title><description><![CDATA[Moving to a new house is generally a simple process - you pack boxes, haul them, unpack them and then arrange everything you've unpacked. You haul furniture and other big items, unload them, and arrange]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@lilymars/the-old-barn-part-one</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@lilymars/the-old-barn-part-one</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lilymars]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jan 2018 00:21:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJb4ARrxQxCjX4jizub4U5CAK3WwB89rfWh5C7q7vpxKCuzCsSDYfPeRrN6om4uGKFSfhkFyJ7jkJ2xxmMzHCyHnXJgFmNx8xJatdVmXpi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Original Art by Me - @LilyMars - Flowers in the Snow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our winters here are long and cold, and we generally get a lot of snow. But winter is not all gloomy. When the temperatures go above freezing and the sun begins to linger longer before hiding in the horizons,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@lilymars/original-art-by-me-lilymars-flowers-in-the-snow</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@lilymars/original-art-by-me-lilymars-flowers-in-the-snow</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lilymars]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2018 16:25:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVevNc9NpfaDHHCxvB3EpWemQMUKUEomsSXJ7weLTPwdTgexp86TTo3ZaZNNv91gbLMkyjhCzQK34oyg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vincent in the Garden : thursdaygreen #colorchallenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here is my entry for tomorrow's #colorchallenge by @kalemandra Today is a Wednesday but Tomorrow is thursdaygreen and this photo just needed publishing.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@lilymars/vincent-in-the-garden-thursdaygreen-colorchallenge</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@lilymars/vincent-in-the-garden-thursdaygreen-colorchallenge</guid><category><![CDATA[colorchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lilymars]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2018 00:58:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7258xSVeJbKnFEnBwjKLhL15SoynbgJKpQxRd1uotHawERTtyaioXAbyJRVok4KWhCUgFAd3BjwJ8hQ71m44vNqzhWfZFosWPNsMvuQ2qKauGBzthc4eWdTDRKYfRmDdcABKWcdFsscrr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Today is WednesdayYellow - My Submittal for Today: Yellow Fruity Sunshine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here is my entry for #colorchallenge by @kalemandra. Today is Wednesday Yellow A quick sketch on my tablet.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@lilymars/today-is-wednesdayyellow-my-submittal-for-today-yellow-floral-sunshine</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@lilymars/today-is-wednesdayyellow-my-submittal-for-today-yellow-floral-sunshine</guid><category><![CDATA[colorchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lilymars]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2018 14:07:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WTySVi815wTBS1cviU2Mho5Jm3v8vrFmTjdZsubcb3azrukXNirfrpHam1TcToWNwziYmzf4oCdcnuY7iAnjkwuvwMjZgAdJer9iwAKRBy1XjzmHAKV26e8GCThpa8wRzcC37np7PMQmcCGA5nprgPzmfTJGctoMh8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finished - A Fiber Art Practical Use Project]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am a fiber and fine arts artist and own a studio called Studio 13-34. Most of the time I create paintings and sculpture out of natural and synthetic fibers, but sometimes I work on gifts or items that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@lilymars/finished-a-fiber-art-practical-use-project</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@lilymars/finished-a-fiber-art-practical-use-project</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lilymars]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2018 16:15:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2h62XFPuegCBAFwsvTRqLjgbyczcqwmEH8gtKBFb1qPNAYpzkpXsC5AeYUTsEkPrJE9biNrphVLueDBJgbq6GRBU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Approaching Storm as the Sun Sets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Because today's posts were proportionately about rain, here's a pic of a storm rolling towards our farm. North of us, it became tornadic but we were spared. Though dangerous, it has an indescribable beauty]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/goldenhourphotography/@lilymars/approaching-storm-as-the-sun-sets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/goldenhourphotography/@lilymars/approaching-storm-as-the-sun-sets</guid><category><![CDATA[goldenhourphotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lilymars]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2018 04:20:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2SaoC4ZRzyPFS6GjuPkpgZWRpnz35x1qNmoY7fatdFRgernRi3qoPGAq2Eja3Q9DUsLjNYrBaFsUsmxj2Q8GncSxbGgGTo2xvb912DDnyMci6hhNQKuGVytA3qjTf3TLzwJoEBujMkV5u2h1WJcAGH4sHxz5rJuHsYQPLdTkr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Looking For The Perfect Raindrop]]></title><description><![CDATA[I wrote this several years ago in my early days of blogging and posted it on my Pen and Broom site - which is still active. I have updated and edited it some to place it on steemit, but for the most part,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@lilymars/looking-for-the-perfect-raindrop</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@lilymars/looking-for-the-perfect-raindrop</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lilymars]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2018 03:56:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BgxWBRxjvNhppUjpaAaBDXJRZLu3AdaGMqihzn3oZLMzuddWveCDpNvDAGsLkwsw4w3zLAvfQTQGp4he2LZ6xHoPZdEdwYdiNoj5L1Brzf2BpZfT7tJP73tZQbR9U5fjwFxD6gFvrfGGBo8ahoZo97EFpnwwdnaTS2caqV8GMDBtDPc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The First Spring Rain - Ice Caves in the Snowbanks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Raining today. The skies are a cool grey and the air smells of wet critters and earth. Outside the perimeter and protection of the buildings in the courtyard, the wind is sporadic. It seems to be from]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@lilymars/the-first-spring-rain-ice-caves-in-the-snowbanks</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@lilymars/the-first-spring-rain-ice-caves-in-the-snowbanks</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lilymars]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2018 19:14:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFnNFKLegVvzmsrMAExSDXzsHdqwaiS9WqcRycRVevwavz6suvRA3jHyoojBmnfFJT1yTeGHB4QS3zvFe4Ft5Pxtxztu6NN8GzuPzxg6M1dSwJGAMAmKncJpAaL3w3Uwti?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>