<?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 03:02:07 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@maskedblogger/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Color Challenge Sunday: A Passion for Purple Flowers, UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[Early Summer in the UK has seen a proliferation of plants flowering, and so many of them are purple! Here's a few I've spotted recently: Two types of Clematis; a genus of about 300 species within the buttercup]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@maskedblogger/color-challenge-sunday-a-passion-for-purple-flowers-uk</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@maskedblogger/color-challenge-sunday-a-passion-for-purple-flowers-uk</guid><category><![CDATA[colorchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[maskedblogger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2018 19:29:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYvdiEHKd1G7a2rP4WNcnrKqNKn6JZAXV5hcVvyFna3b6iQ5MMDSeeGsi7P8Bdhdks4RTGkKJ3p?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Color Challege Saturday, Indigo - Woodland Carpet of Bluebells, UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bluebells transform UK woodland in springtime. The carpet of intense blue under the opening tree canopy is one of our greatest woodland spectacles. It's not surprising that bluebell is one of the UK's]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@maskedblogger/color-challege-saturday-indigo-woodland-carpet-of-bluebells-uk</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@maskedblogger/color-challege-saturday-indigo-woodland-carpet-of-bluebells-uk</guid><category><![CDATA[colorchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[maskedblogger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2018 12:47:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZuG9SC6urRw8yheP1YAdC8DpeNavYRLLkeu6oPChUHqiVZpcbpfuz77mMLaKJ9eNBUDgTe43Fk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abandoned Mines & Crazy Rocks! - Carsington Meadows, UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[Walking at Carsington Meadows near Wirksworth in Derbyshire gives a real feel of man's effect on the landscape. 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Today we celebrated the heatwave by going for a walk with]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/smartphonephotography/@maskedblogger/giant-windmills-of-carsington-meadows-derbyshire-uk</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/smartphonephotography/@maskedblogger/giant-windmills-of-carsington-meadows-derbyshire-uk</guid><category><![CDATA[smartphonephotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[maskedblogger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2018 20:09:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYrXZHkKbBoXhZGCbQFMBFE1C16yQ8ij9i64ZiNPLYSBNUoex4wXJXYJsjkPchTRcJJRQiHYzvi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[DJ Yoda's History of Gaming, Nottingham, UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Friday myself, @danpaulson and some friends went to Nottingham Contemporary, which is a gallery and performance space, to see DJ Yoda's History of Gaming. 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