<?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>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:39:45 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@lrich/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Rainy day in New Jersey calls for SOUP!! Clam Chowder that is!]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is an easy dish that tastes amazing. Go ahead and try it! Here's all the ingredients I try to get organic whenever I can, these carrots, potatoes, onions , parsley and thyme are from our organic CSA]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@lrich/rainy-day-in-new-jersey-calls-for-soup-clam-chowder-that-is</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@lrich/rainy-day-in-new-jersey-calls-for-soup-clam-chowder-that-is</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lrich]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Oct 2017 23:12:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QD2aHbJiivbVZV6nAA4BJrX2xi1YbtyNtXmY8zXxUKoJKsP5bAGTpfEbKzriebADEVmQhpDiPo1JGmSpsU5HYE5APUQrLTXN4vcGB5oq4VPojoVZ6Yw8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Catching a Monarch - before they Migrate!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Really happy to caught this image of this beautiful Monarch butterfly today - on my iPhone 5. The Monarchs migrate every fall starting in early October. This guy has a long trip ahead of him! Image taken]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@lrich/catching-a-monarch-before-they-migrate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@lrich/catching-a-monarch-before-they-migrate</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lrich]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2017 02:24:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVe4sRFwWxs8aJXHF22Da45bmvJ8vbARVHeCyKvC4h9qVoLzJiqFipteMNX9ZdBFf7tw6arqhAqsg6Q6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take Time to Stop and Smell the Flowers 📷]]></title><description><![CDATA[My husband and I recently had a wonderful vacation in New England. The weather was beautiful and fall seemed to be right around the corner. Often times you are in a rush to get to your destination that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@lrich/take-time-to-stop-and-smell-the-flowers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@lrich/take-time-to-stop-and-smell-the-flowers</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lrich]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2017 01:42:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVgFNDCMGAgUmMsK2fZCx492u6c1cSMrw1knxdyH45J1JnNe81hG2RJqiXe8TMU8ba3Qafg2ZhZdW3LA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spider Web?  I've never seen a spider web this intense 📷 🕸]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is all kinds of debris and bugs lodged in this web. ISO1600 - 155mm - f5.6 - 1/200 I feel bad for any bug (or any bird for that matter), that gets anywhere near this baby. ISO1600 - 92mm - f5.6 -]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@lrich/spider-web-i-ve-never-seen-a-spider-web-this-intense</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@lrich/spider-web-i-ve-never-seen-a-spider-web-this-intense</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lrich]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2017 03:05:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVe51GKoSz1BBtkew9LBQkqAPsbbhetZ6LU6BvGXEtKXhVkAamP7nuW63wGbm4LB5c4JtEosFjjuMfqG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cooking up the garden's treasures! 🍆 🍅 🌱 📷 A recipe photo journal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The tomatoes are ripening and the eggplant is ready, along with all the herbs. I put it all together and prepared Eggplant Parmesan for you (well for us, but I'll share). As you've seen in some of my previous]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@lrich/cooking-up-the-garden-s-treasures-a-recipe-photo-journal</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@lrich/cooking-up-the-garden-s-treasures-a-recipe-photo-journal</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lrich]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2017 01:23:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVf2ytPbbK7CkaJGoJNoXy45XSm9gaCPmi93FQ8AXiV2gdFvabv6H1vv8JvRJFNWHoSWTe8afJjgMNFx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bass Harbor Head Light - what a great view!]]></title><description><![CDATA[On a recent vacation to New England we had the opportunity to visit the only light house accessible by car on the Bar Harbor island of Mount Desert in Maine - the Bass Harbor Head Light. Per the website,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@lrich/bass-harbor-head-light-what-a-great-view</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@lrich/bass-harbor-head-light-what-a-great-view</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lrich]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Sep 2017 02:18:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeCRNaicQhFiVMX76pJ2sLr8QF4ybfc17tG52xq8VmEixxtgLvXLZJPHSGNSgjsyXAMKfuHbhD4YYLv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[📷 Garden Still Producing Lots of Food!  🍅🌶🌱]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was away from the garden for several days (on vacation!!) and I was concerned the cool nights might have damaged the veggies. Luckily, most survived (although a few vines are done). 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I must admit, I sometimes provide them something to snack on such as extra vegetables from my garden or]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@lrich/oh-deer-no-really-deer-in-my-backyard</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@lrich/oh-deer-no-really-deer-in-my-backyard</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lrich]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2017 00:48:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVgMzmsE1uc9JaGZupWuuMS4kqbTfAjy4ZaZbdVwBVg4r6G1WZ3T2yxMRm2L1fyG8hRj3KWGxgqDkCAS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Color Challenge Tuesday Orange - Natural Beauty]]></title><description><![CDATA[ISO 250 - 35mm - f5.6 - 1/50 This was taken by @lrich with Canon T6i w/Tamron 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II LD Aspherical [IF] MacroLens Thanks @kalemandra for creating this challenge (and @colorchallenge for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@lrich/color-challenge-tuesday-orange-natural-beauty</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@lrich/color-challenge-tuesday-orange-natural-beauty</guid><category><![CDATA[colorchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lrich]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2017 09:56:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVdjrWu9zSPUfkq5FGJ76x9JpKWJGcNqEASJankBPhaPDHdRwGTepoh5Y2UtX73s9aUiXCnT4uUU2s1g?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garden is in full swing, CSA as well!  Photos and Food Tour  📷🌱🍅🍴]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today's Harvest from our backyard garden ... Tomatoes (couple of varieties), Cucumbers (two varieties), purple peppers, giant beans, yellow summer squash and a couple of really small carrots in that pile.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@lrich/garden-is-in-full-swing-csa-as-well-photos-and-food</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@lrich/garden-is-in-full-swing-csa-as-well-photos-and-food</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lrich]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 11:31:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVf3iPoXCdAQpExXD7gBnvDPmebCfgPSr8xzmaMAcUS8cYyip2UtmwUVPsU9ZKEBM8HivTWsSxLFNhiv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Color Challenge Sunday Violet - Monkshood 💀?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ahhh, violet or purple ... we're at the end of this week's rainbow. I'm not a botanist but I'm pretty sure this is Aconite (Aconitum napellus) aka Monkshood. According to Planet Deadly it is poisonous?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@lrich/color-challenge-sunday-violet-monkshood</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@lrich/color-challenge-sunday-violet-monkshood</guid><category><![CDATA[colorchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lrich]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 Aug 2017 13:39:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVf3Ajxh2epe6fAhJJKMksnqAzkECQhS1PDx6mth6bcS5VVc7u8xEx741MvExkxMdLxbjtzhWgYLMCuc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Color Challenge - Saturday Indigo!  Perfect Peafowl]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beautiful Peacock ... Indigo is mostly blue with a bit of violet, I think this peacock is the perfect example of Indigo. As long as I followed this guy around, he just would not show me his tail feathers.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@lrich/color-challenge-saturday-indigo-peafowl</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@lrich/color-challenge-saturday-indigo-peafowl</guid><category><![CDATA[colorchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lrich]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 12 Aug 2017 03:41:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVgTz2St5Uv91pZuJkhR2kPrpMbXFjUtY2ycvzFxdEfBN4X8kbvpzm3ZbQT4vPrNpo51M9UrzMGhDinr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Color Challenge Blue Friday - Ocean View Cannot Be Beat 🌊 📷]]></title><description><![CDATA[ISO 400 - 59mm - f/11 - 1/200 I love the ocean. This picture was taken in southern North Carolina...a beautiful and peaceful beach. ENJOY THE VIEW Image: Canon EOS Rebel T6i w/Tamron lens on May 15, 2017]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@lrich/color-challenge-blue-friday-ocean-view-cannot-be-beat</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@lrich/color-challenge-blue-friday-ocean-view-cannot-be-beat</guid><category><![CDATA[colorchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lrich]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 Aug 2017 21:01:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVg1XDyPpH3sEARcWUJ6Jn5G6TeAF8EF8xVZYxMHqsDxXFUu3KbyqbG32ZwEsw1ZESuzeZQP26CQn734?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Color Challenge - Thursday Green]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hmm, I really don't know what type of plant this is so I welcome your input. 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The Flora and Fauna Sunrise over the Grand Canyon Bryce Canyon These are some amazing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@lrich/the-beautiful-southwestern-u-s-of-a</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@lrich/the-beautiful-southwestern-u-s-of-a</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lrich]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2017 00:58:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyyAHs6cMj5PggLzsc3VxsEVdAp2Y6r6bYThWqGmahhpkpXSvgbt1hmez6UeYSu2HwBMyZjjzpectz1NDkQNouBN8jpDnoBnHWKy8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Color Challenge - Wednesday Yellow  - Rudbeckia hirta]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yellow Wednesday - Black-Eyed Susan aka Rudbeckia hirta grow all over the United States and Canada and, as the trusty wiki page tells us, is the state flower of Maryland. One of my favorite flowers. 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But a quick google search is causing me some consternation;]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@lrich/lotus-flower-or-is-it-nelumbo</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@lrich/lotus-flower-or-is-it-nelumbo</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lrich]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2017 01:04:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVgV54FMHbsNnYKFfhKwyW2z3QZryugsqBLZuVKUu1dBkpDTT4UPG3GRwsyMSFxRqnHukLsHCyowED5g?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Color Challenge Tuesday Orange!!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Love Orange .. enjoy Thanks @kalemandra for creating this challenge. 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