<?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>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 06:01:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@minnaloushe/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Artstorm Contest # 44 Day 1 - Theme Today - Paper Flowers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Non-digital art This is my very first attempt at non-digital art, and it is very, very basic. However, I thought about the beautiful bougainvillea that is currently abundant in my garden. I do not know]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/artstorm/@minnaloushe/2pzeen-artstorm-contest-44-day-1-theme-today-paper-flowers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/artstorm/@minnaloushe/2pzeen-artstorm-contest-44-day-1-theme-today-paper-flowers</guid><category><![CDATA[artstorm]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[minnaloushe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2018 09:44:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPPQiYG8VuFr3FUYSLEgnXyoBFa1Y4sLRftGriYzVtprZ6FofaT81KiAZpA3KYbVcgUM7CEmvq4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artstorm Contest # 44 Day 1 - Theme Today - Paper Flowers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Non-digital Art Here is my entry for paper flowers. I first tried to make a pretty real paper flower, in the way that we used to do it as kids. I failed dismally, I am afraid. So I opted for this one:]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/artstorm/@minnaloushe/artstorm-contest-44-day-1-theme-today-paper-flowers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/artstorm/@minnaloushe/artstorm-contest-44-day-1-theme-today-paper-flowers</guid><category><![CDATA[artstorm]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[minnaloushe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2018 09:05:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovUY6jtg6dfstaa5i6gn1dCohdpAi8hu5LxYzHBKDUDm9gDo2nAny4qJC2FJYvFXsi1MUgYrAfCbpak55qC9DHnce?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[MY NEMESIS: DEPRESSION 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Depression is still a bitch. Healing is a process. The first ray of light piercing through the muddy waters does not indicate the end of the struggle. It simply means that I now have a beacon to wade toward.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/depression/@minnaloushe/my-nemesis-depression-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/depression/@minnaloushe/my-nemesis-depression-2</guid><category><![CDATA[depression]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[minnaloushe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2018 09:31:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQGa624c7L21qWgjwYqkUL7YHNMwMcyQ4erZZqX1PX7mh1pmrUbQDnJst8oeSrPceiPN1wje6cW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artstorm Contest #33 Day 2 - Theme Today - Ice Cold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Et voilà! For the first time in a very long time I felt like creating something. Since it is icy cold here in Witbank, Mpumalanga, South Africa, snowflakes came to mind immediately. At the moment it is]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/artstorm/@minnaloushe/artstorm-contest-33-day-2-theme-today-ice-cold</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/artstorm/@minnaloushe/artstorm-contest-33-day-2-theme-today-ice-cold</guid><category><![CDATA[artstorm]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[minnaloushe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2018 09:09:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPDoNFA9debnq6rEmH62FoCP3sMu9uZzYANcaZwhG3jjFWkNUUv8ffPD5cGyngnt551uzNxRoFt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[MY NEMESIS: DEPRESSION 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[Depression is a bitch. She lies in wait in some dark recess of your mind. She knows that you are armoured against her, but she waits patiently for the moment that a chink appears, and then she pounces]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/depression/@minnaloushe/my-nemesis-depression-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/depression/@minnaloushe/my-nemesis-depression-1</guid><category><![CDATA[depression]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[minnaloushe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2018 07:41:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQCgcJTcLNVsgKk9Qn2vwXHZP31NhKbk8xsMXtQfsQFCUg7DdqVgMzQxfR42oqzbRu2vtyNjJDk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[PAIN, DESPAIR, AND ALL KINDS OF NEGATIVE THOUGHT]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today I am in deep despair of the savage nature of humankind. This is what I found on my facebook page this morning: The cats' cremation takes place tomorrow at ten o'clock South African time. I am in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/teamsouthafrica/@minnaloushe/pain-despair-and-all-kinds-of-negative-thought</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/teamsouthafrica/@minnaloushe/pain-despair-and-all-kinds-of-negative-thought</guid><category><![CDATA[teamsouthafrica]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[minnaloushe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2018 08:58:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iNfwhAhzTxan4UqCzDVESw5bzzgCGncdyt8z7Mc5e7txCbj3zLjJ8V9Uz4UApNJ2ETSPUU5FE3G?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I THINK I CAN, I THINK I CAN]]></title><description><![CDATA[I could not pass this one by. My friend and photographer, Esmé Tenner, always takes the most beautiful pictures. With her consent, I had a bit of fun. What do you think?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@minnaloushe/i-think-i-can-i-think-i-can</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@minnaloushe/i-think-i-can-i-think-i-can</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[minnaloushe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2018 08:16:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYCXZFkZ2GbfmyeamcA3wKsUMZPNH2o1cxaqHfZte1vfMYWUhDh8MdsiGwBBEKwPqgZrBBXnjUz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[7 World’s Continents Photo Challenge - African Wednesday week #32 - VAN RHYN'S PASS]]></title><description><![CDATA[This photo was taken on the meandering Van Rhyn's Pass, South Africa, on the escarpment between Van Rhynsdorp and Neuwoudtville. I took this photo in 2012 when my sister and I did an unforgettable road]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@minnaloushe/7-world-s-continents-photo-challenge-african-wednesday-week-32-van-rhyn-s-pass</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@minnaloushe/7-world-s-continents-photo-challenge-african-wednesday-week-32-van-rhyn-s-pass</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[minnaloushe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2018 10:22:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXa8YWijTJpW9dsbVpFm6C1FUekYnnaSMdY28rxt11P2YsfP22Q54KXUCye3iPvw5zuW7yXcfnPx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SCULPTOR OF NOTE: ANTON SMIT - PART I]]></title><description><![CDATA[When you visit the Anton Smit Sculpture Park near Bronkhorstspruit, Mpumalanga, South Africa, you cannot miss the road where you have to turn. On the corner a magnificent sculpture is on display. Nothing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/artzone/@minnaloushe/sculptor-of-note-anton-smit-part-i</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/artzone/@minnaloushe/sculptor-of-note-anton-smit-part-i</guid><category><![CDATA[artzone]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[minnaloushe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2018 09:29:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYznPuL1Cj2mGuV8WrXEYmjjrh4656LFmKDZReVpN4AFD2r9KCSXzwRTgRw8TH9tcc9uFWDTqvv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[IT'S A MAN'S WORLD!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Even head-in-the clouds people like me sometimes have to deal with the boring rigmarole that is reality. Last Friday, my car's front tyre burst whilst on the road back home from work. It was quite an]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/teamsouthafrica/@minnaloushe/it-s-a-man-s-world</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/teamsouthafrica/@minnaloushe/it-s-a-man-s-world</guid><category><![CDATA[teamsouthafrica]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[minnaloushe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 09:25:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYbN36WRHToEooDdi8s7jYGQmMUNaLAzqPySq3dNHq65mLehUNwAgTDfLtqu1Z4Mb5wYaUCfZWN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artstorm Contest #20 Day 7 - Underwater Dance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey everyone Here is my entry for today in non-digital art! As a child, I loved to imagine myself to be an underwater dancer. I would try to stay underwater for as long as I can, making gracious movements]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/artstorm/@minnaloushe/artstorm-contest-20-day-7-underwater-dance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/artstorm/@minnaloushe/artstorm-contest-20-day-7-underwater-dance</guid><category><![CDATA[artstorm]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[minnaloushe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2018 16:02:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYbdsFJnAd3E3JiT581CrTsuNeiCqZJgsKghANXwHSorx7LYR23Kft7T2NpAo1nVbTx46pbNU1L?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[MES AMIS: PROJECT BUNNY]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear friends You may (or may not) have noticed that I am rather quiet at the moment. That is because I am a very busy bee right now. I have mentioned my cousin, Sanmari Smith, who has twins struggling]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/teamsouthafrica/@minnaloushe/mes-amis-project-bunny</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/teamsouthafrica/@minnaloushe/mes-amis-project-bunny</guid><category><![CDATA[teamsouthafrica]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[minnaloushe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2018 12:23:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZjmJVqDxt1Kvxabq7xobEN7HYK1wqtzCu65ytQQEEdponFowEAH9XtuFudYSiEpJffoHKLEZGA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[MES AMIS (MY FRIENDS): FUNDRAISING]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear Steemians in and around Pretoria/Johannesburg I take the liberty (and have the audacity) to invite you to support the fundraising for my cousin's twins. Read more about them at We decided not to do]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/teamsouthafrica/@minnaloushe/mes-amis-my-friends-fundraising</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/teamsouthafrica/@minnaloushe/mes-amis-my-friends-fundraising</guid><category><![CDATA[teamsouthafrica]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[minnaloushe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2018 11:27:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYqRxuj1oUzJozXXrAgDZ1gxhPpaCBNHJAZ3h5JHKpGsDY5KLxMAwQ5rP2PbSgEgTAkZrnEeyen?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 168: 5 Minute Freewrite: Wednesday - Prompt: describe a bird]]></title><description><![CDATA[Promptly at the beginning of summer, early spring, they come and greet me. They are a devoted pair. I would sit in my study and hear this soft, friendly warbling. I would look up and outside, and there]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@minnaloushe/day-168-5-minute-freewrite-wednesday-prompt-describe-a-bird</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@minnaloushe/day-168-5-minute-freewrite-wednesday-prompt-describe-a-bird</guid><category><![CDATA[freewrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[minnaloushe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2018 10:58:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYgXzkokJcQK8g5uuWgcX6HXNVEwyWLdYXVrSV13TrAzk4zHQuDv5iYPdNKtLWVGAJpre9V6dgz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Rose]]></title><description><![CDATA[I walked around in my garden this morning and I enjoyed the roses. I wanted to take perfect pictures of them all, but then I realise roses do not last all that long, really. It brought to mind a poem by]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/love/@minnaloushe/the-rose</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/love/@minnaloushe/the-rose</guid><category><![CDATA[love]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[minnaloushe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2018 09:52:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYcZwa7V2q3jBCWYUjVgm6gdiKAic2PTSRYJizsem1dR2qakYFNfWZgu6wBzrx4rjhxpoojjDpa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artstorm Contest #18 Day 4 - Pets]]></title><description><![CDATA[PSYCHEDELIC CAT I had great fun today, folding my pet out of paper. Here is how I did it: Step 1 I am a colouring in fanatic. I never know what I should do with my old "artworks". Today I found]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/artstorm/@minnaloushe/artstorm-contest-18-day-4-pets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/artstorm/@minnaloushe/artstorm-contest-18-day-4-pets</guid><category><![CDATA[artstorm]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[minnaloushe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2018 08:39:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYcc21qectF1m8YnPTBE8Ys6vE2pFcSN2hnsC6xUqaf8N2eBCHb62qHsWoYoHaTgmhRRWtjYMcJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[NO GREATER LOVE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source:]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/christiantrail/@minnaloushe/no-greater-love</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/christiantrail/@minnaloushe/no-greater-love</guid><category><![CDATA[christiantrail]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[minnaloushe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2018 06:34:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/32FTXiZsHoAWXDGUT6XfPTLRBbYW7TUFpRSTArzFnJtA9vTn1momdVyrmBUTsC9gXVdrUrvEAzhqMvcZs1cbdeFNoKWdtyeG3x9wBuMvsDeDEFvwEZ8WznhPRg4vjMTyESNuJK5XWTKBeq5Q?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Weekend Freewrite 3/31/2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[He swore on his mother's grave, but then he swore on just about everything. He would give absolutely anything, even his soul, for his next drink, for his next drug. He can be charming. In fact, he is utterly]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/weekendfreewrite/@minnaloushe/the-weekend-freewrite-3-31-2018</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/weekendfreewrite/@minnaloushe/the-weekend-freewrite-3-31-2018</guid><category><![CDATA[weekendfreewrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[minnaloushe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2018 16:37:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 162: 5 Minute Freewrite: Friday - Prompt: ash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. This week we said goodbye to a beloved old lady in our circle of friends. She was cremated. Many people, especially Christians, do not like the idea of cremation, and would]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@minnaloushe/day-162-5-minute-freewrite-friday-prompt-ash</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@minnaloushe/day-162-5-minute-freewrite-friday-prompt-ash</guid><category><![CDATA[freewrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[minnaloushe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2018 08:39:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnBw5ecZZ5PAJuaVU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 161: 5 Minute Freewrite: Thursday - Prompt: yellow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yellow is the colour of light in my life. When I was at university, I was diagnosed with depression. I used to talk about the monster on my back - that endless darkness that surrounded me. My father, wise]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@minnaloushe/day-161-5-minute-freewrite-thursday-prompt-yellow</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@minnaloushe/day-161-5-minute-freewrite-thursday-prompt-yellow</guid><category><![CDATA[freewrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[minnaloushe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2018 11:45:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZysFEvpfxXyAstWnrg3HPvfkQeZXQEoLSWdSJkAwn5T8RkqQV8mcC24kRLp6eTek1BEYJV1BQi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>