<?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 06:55:03 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@litguru/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[All Chirpy On the Western Coast]]></title><description><![CDATA[As its name suggests, Olympic Village is a neighbourhood that was initially built to house athletes for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympics games. Afterwards, the units were repurposed for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@litguru/all-chirpy-on-the-western-coast</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@litguru/all-chirpy-on-the-western-coast</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[litguru]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:39:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqu3EzUpdg9Btp5D9EuXYtxU8Fs6dMZZQKZkT4CZH2Mup4Vc7n51RNaGyRENSZmCyLHj7qXPcrviSC2jgqZ67gA4NTwH1xqjYwerveaVAJYfeh7c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Bargain in the Woods]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Hey brother, this is where you and I part ways,” said Lana as she stared in awe at the stone dragons carved upon the side of the mountain, eyes keen and full of malice. “You said you knew the way,” Kalar]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-191038/@litguru/06da5602</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-191038/@litguru/06da5602</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-191038]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[litguru]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:25:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwyMYx5rqy9vFZMnbeMhRu3KsA83BYsWYwubDhiq1p95xARdkaGqFuqLfKnQmt6bdBdDaSxxPAs8rS3u9?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spaceship Earth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Taking inspiration from R. Buckminster Fuller, McKinley Underwood designed this "triodetic dome" that is currently home of the Bloedel Conservatory. Inside the plexiglass and aluminum dome, there]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127238/@litguru/spaceship-earth</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127238/@litguru/spaceship-earth</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127238]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[litguru]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 19:34:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVecs4xkhd5EvhidWEEBnn9tCVDBkBhQpUFvab78MhbU1VtqrYsQTorxs3Keqxs8UzdMik7PkWigd71xDkseMLqSDvmtoKfMMjv7p2C3AAWJVamKBgghBjzZ1xGVhD89QcKfnqyQCd9pAXP6WAPbhZ48eJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Like Big Domes, and I Cannot Lie]]></title><description><![CDATA[BC Place Stadium is one of the most prominent architectural landmarks that delineates the cityscape. It cannot be missed, especially at night when it glows in all sorts of colours, and its beams rise like]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-132248/@litguru/b0201e4f</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-132248/@litguru/b0201e4f</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-132248]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[litguru]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:30:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwyMYx5rqy9vFZMnbeMhRu3KsA83BYsWYwubDhipzD2q7kjoEr5Ejbk9icbrmJnbTG4biJvRFWrSnPuC3?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Renaissance Entrepreneur]]></title><description><![CDATA[My most illustrious Lord, I have sufficiently seen and examined the inventions of those who count themselves makers and masters of instruments of war, and I have found that in design and operation their]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-180164/@litguru/the-renaissance-entrepreneur</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-180164/@litguru/the-renaissance-entrepreneur</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-180164]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[litguru]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:21:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqu3EzUpdg9Btp5D6wxnniFd9rR3KfjH4HWGSCDu6VwT1gxmMtm397PcrfURLPbpJL1nt6ZU2MmaHe6BcD4My7KRhzdzgfi1kYn2V2z6Aw9aqadC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome to the Land of Light]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is the enigmatic name of a public art installation by artist Henry Tsang in the False Creek inlet downtown. The artist placed aluminum lettering along the seawall handrail with phrases in the Chinook]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193212/@litguru/welcome-to-the-land-of-light</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193212/@litguru/welcome-to-the-land-of-light</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193212]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[litguru]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:57:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqu3EzUpdg9Btp5E5wzYEfzSSaemeoxmJhDdeve9LvekQaoKb89eh43znMYCe4ytr1cWfvcaPvSeiojKLgSwXpXKJQSXx3yA1RXpdp9AQyAhaENA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Bloom]]></title><description><![CDATA[All across the city, blossoms from the cherry trees are exploding in soft shades of pink transforming the city for a couple of weeks into a fluffy wonderland that sends the inhabitants into a frenzy of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-132248/@litguru/in-bloom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-132248/@litguru/in-bloom</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-132248]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[litguru]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 01:50:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVecs4xkhd5EvhidWEEBnn9tCVDBkBhQpUFvab78MhbU1VtqrYsQTorxs3KedpVwycomeCQFaiCzPDmpVigFrtkrCp1t9yxWjQ94N1HSSYwMJTLrDWpTPAmAKvGfEKex8uYUtAxARWVtKxaTC7znFKm8bx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blossom Celebrations]]></title><description><![CDATA[The city is currently sporting the bright colours of cherry tree blossoms, and a number of decorations have sprung in celebration of this spectacle. It could just be me, but I get the impression that the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127238/@litguru/blossom-celebrations</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127238/@litguru/blossom-celebrations</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127238]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[litguru]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 03:10:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqu3EzUpdg9Btp5qxCfYayUov25WKdQ6oJtHXVjJV9YN2cYX1WNNMGEJ5hLhKy5jTeru8z5U6QWX78s8YKTbxg1bDi3UNHDvjZcqgA176Pw8hQ4E?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feathery Motions]]></title><description><![CDATA[I noticed there was a new AI video model called Prunaai P-Video available via PeakD, so to test it, I opened up my archives and fished out some old photographs to animate, including a serious Canada goose]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-181335/@litguru/91e7921a</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-181335/@litguru/91e7921a</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-181335]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[litguru]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:15:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwyMYx5rqy9vFZMnbeMhRu3KsA83BYsWYwubDheyETBKjg8K9i7QwDim59iSuTsy4wbnTdjoqg5EbFrMM?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gateway to Ancient Wisdom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Created by artist Wade Stephen Baker, the Gateway to Ancient Wisdom depicts the sun and two thunderbirds, which have a variety of symbolism in Coast Salish people's culture of the Canadian Pacific Northwest.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127238/@litguru/gateway-to-ancient-wisdom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127238/@litguru/gateway-to-ancient-wisdom</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127238]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[litguru]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 22:23:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqu3EzUpdg9Btp5qzVgj3jRV1DXVseLgAbb4hKKQQF8VYwAnkWyzFBxVNyzXRmJQYk55M5ucWH8io88wvMpP7z9nuBPMN5CgxnFimv9HRDa5TJ1L?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Still in Random Motion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Birds can be unpredictable (from the human standpoint) and may suddenly appear out of nowhere then remain visible for only a few seconds before flying off without so much as saying hello. While the right]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@litguru/still-in-random-motion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@litguru/still-in-random-motion</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[litguru]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 22:30:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVecs4xkhd5EvhidWEEBnn9tCVDBkBhQpUFvab78MhbU1VtqrYsQTorxs3KZzkmGzBKdDRo3K7dkHiGpDkv5VaFzZs9qBWoQQ4GarwExrVPevRsVRvLhWtkTas6A6SbBRTaTSRGvG8zig7dwEhft36eATg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pelican Mind]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warm sun on skin Solar beams on optical sensors. The call in the breeze Whispering dreams The yellow, the blue, and the green. In coral reefs of aquatic pleasures Free-floating in leisure Sand and surf]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@litguru/pelican-mind</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@litguru/pelican-mind</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161465]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[litguru]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 02:31:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVecs4xkhd5EvhidWEEBnn9tCVDBkBhQpUFvab78MhbU1VtqrYsQTorxs3Ka2KpqBjWpHXyDoMTBatLnnS5Z3P2oj912hZgAY9uQskr62AZKCe7UyTxMp8P42ue298usn51uXvWTGmofv5YTWMeygzRqin?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Light of Spring]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spring is bursting throughout the city in all its vibrant colours. It was snowing petals in the middle of downtown the other day. As the breeze flowed through the flowers, it dislodged petals, which floated]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-132248/@litguru/the-light-of-spring</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-132248/@litguru/the-light-of-spring</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-132248]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[litguru]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:51:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVecs4xkhd5EvhidWEEBnn9tCVDBkBhQpUFvab78MhbU1VtqrYsQTorxs3KcHTXByQvkJhrtxNDgFA6oK5QRwxCgJL42ywbhTk99rs1TSnGWof23EXNNsFN67VTcBzfmoFVaA2xnMCvByb87JwcuQTRU2a?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lucky Shot]]></title><description><![CDATA[I wrote about a museum in Santo Domingo, where they exhibited different items from the colonial era, including a bell from 1690 belonging to an old convent in the area. I was perusing my photographs when]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127238/@litguru/lucky-shot</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127238/@litguru/lucky-shot</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127238]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[litguru]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 21:06:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqu3EzUpdg9Btp5qnBzvBBCEuHTxWYvsHbWLbiyB3L2K7W5kMgs1hFvbmg8A1z9JSLE9ByqfcUXWPByNQ8SZpKfvdmKbKq9SFQ3iZW7MxCLyAf5Y?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[In a Royal House ]]></title><description><![CDATA[After arriving in the Americas, the Spanish crown proceeded to conquer, colonize, Christianize, and expand their new dominions, starting in the island of Hispaniola, present day Dominican Republic (and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193212/@litguru/in-a-royal-house</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193212/@litguru/in-a-royal-house</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193212]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[litguru]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 22:55:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVecs4xkhd5EvhidWEEBnn9tCVDBkBhQpUFvab78MhbU1VtqrYsQTorxs3Kcc38zT6Kb3pjbEimyaM6SDX4u6QPpZTumMbpVZCsWyVVLQHNtzpCdq4XjGbFC9zo4tCpHCRPawd95qnj6hCy7zcHjpLSZkr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ocean Living]]></title><description><![CDATA[It used to be said that the American dream included owning a house with a white picket fence. By osmosis, it has been the Canadian dream too. It’s a wonderful idea to own a piece of land on which to design]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-132248/@litguru/ocean-living</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-132248/@litguru/ocean-living</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-132248]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[litguru]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 02:35:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqu3EzUpdg9Btp5CWzBUTX6317JVVigY2q3BNGg48eGzVJSjm2UceRL16dsCzg2EKepnAxVWpqyYxR4XyrgHv46LNFEd2W9QpT87NWaPYpBTauDQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Window into a Secret World]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a brief detour, I finally got back on track and followed the trail along the northern shore of the city. In the early part of the highly urbanized path, the ocean is not all that visible, but in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@litguru/c8afaa37</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@litguru/c8afaa37</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[litguru]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 01:40:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwyMYx5rqy9vFZMnbeMhRu3KsA83BYsWYwubDhb3y7RmdnyChRXXqFNi97aUq2fTv5KPnBq5wUwuV379y?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Growing the Future]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was passing along one particular neighbourhood following a trail on the north shore, when I came across an intriguing idea called a mini-forest. What is a mini-forest? According to the info-board beside]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@litguru/growing-the-future</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@litguru/growing-the-future</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-140635]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[litguru]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 22:41:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVecs4xkhd5EvhidWEEBnn9tCVDBkBhQpUFvab78MhbU1VtqrYsQTorxs3KcRdPZ32R9DJjTGxpG3AoryxRE2huJPnikk6AE3NubnQWinBRYGSMLbr34LHufW8PNHvN1MZYNqT3g1SpM3hWgasAc3jNeu4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wandering River Sights]]></title><description><![CDATA[The map app clearly marked and tracked the path that I was to take in this carefully planned urban hike on the north shores of the city. I made it to the starting point, more or less, double-checked the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@litguru/wandering-river-sights</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@litguru/wandering-river-sights</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[litguru]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 03:09:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVecs4xkhd5EvhidWEEBnn9tCVDBkBhQpUFvab78MhbU1VtqrYsQTorxs3KcHTtpwNMWqt7whjU2sTE6X8838TBTEg5szAxpSdrC2duYpJiBEGw4LKa68aysuu2ssTy9krmc196oS6ipKh8jfTLEFTBNSS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's Alpaca Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[I live in the Great White North, very far away from lands where Alpacas roam free. As you can imagine, I haven't had many opportunities to enjoy some alpaca time, or commune with the mighty llamas, which]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@litguru/its-alpaca-time</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@litguru/its-alpaca-time</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-150329]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[litguru]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 22:03:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqu3EzUpdg9Btp5E81kYriRAjsZihFq4btUVdsXKnSEpUNBVrryaf88e4zaw94FHYjs52feUoco8KUidNa1ipcD6XfUfvZJJ96GMtxzLw3XzkPN6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>