<?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 00:12:06 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@masongalg/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Orchids are beautiful]]></title><description><![CDATA[A relatively new phenomenon ... new in the sense that I first saw it about 15 years ago is orchids in the grocery stores. Of course, grocery stores are now much more than grocers. They have bakeries and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/smartphonephotography/@masongalg/orchids-are-beautiful</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/smartphonephotography/@masongalg/orchids-are-beautiful</guid><category><![CDATA[smartphonephotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[masongalg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2018 22:47:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/32FTXiZsHoAW6noHJDhrg3W8ZKHVFSsLYM859aTDCF8iErMqcEK5krvmGqi9KfuTon5jZSYKbVrbjXfKe7PdXeXSytVo5ZEShh7P8iQNSwAMgkFZwwM1aFb9vLQt1RA1KJfWYN5ywpLkEVYS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dessert Pizza?  You Bet!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pizza is usually a savoury dish ... but it doesn't have to be. There are all sorts of wonderful savoury toppings. Most of us in the west know the common, tomato sauce, meat and cheese. I grew up with the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/smartphonephotography/@masongalg/dessert-pizza-you-bet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/smartphonephotography/@masongalg/dessert-pizza-you-bet</guid><category><![CDATA[smartphonephotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[masongalg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2018 05:11:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/gPCasciUWmEwHnsXKML7xF4NE4zxEVyvENsPKp9LmDaFv18dLPbLcaUzJewP4x7CcHFhJUbpsA6anRKCeopne79PnxJ77vThV6qYrAveFkTUjZfC5mMHrUYsjUsMWBuCzmtwJX2mBPGw5YQZSv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ha, Ha.  Fooled You.  I'm At The Other End!]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Black Swallowtail Butterfly is a beauty. Who knew they were such beautiful, colourful caterpillars too? This little beauty was found crawling down some dill gone wild - hiding so perfectly with his]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/smartphonephotography/@masongalg/ha-ha-fooled-you-i-m-at-the-other-end</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/smartphonephotography/@masongalg/ha-ha-fooled-you-i-m-at-the-other-end</guid><category><![CDATA[smartphonephotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[masongalg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2018 15:24:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/LcTxR7u1XKaa3e4T1EBuBP18JezPvjFFo8gNuE9CiKHBn41Lwo7pAkxKbA5M1CVDg4BaLXtofbmp9j5fZ2P8ZR9z5m5eCxsKfmrswPGydxdcL7nxq7AwzK7JWBN9F3grBdpuWTPHMasLy5XqKawiVEbFC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Royal Anne Cherries - Fit For Royalty]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Royal Anne ... a beautiful, yellow cherry with yellow flesh and a red blush. 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Let's Say “Rotisserie”]]></title><description><![CDATA[I grew up in Montreal in an age where restaurants, including barbecued chicken joints, were prolific – a state which existed in Montreal since, clearly, long before I was born. 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