<?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>Tue, 19 May 2026 04:07:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@mother2chicks/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Just saying Hello to my Steemians🐓]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi Tribe, I’ve been absent enjoying retirement for the past 6 months and have thought of you’ll often. Hope all is well in your life! The girls at the Gazette send their love and have added a rooster to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@mother2chicks/just-saying-hello-to-my-steemians</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@mother2chicks/just-saying-hello-to-my-steemians</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mother2chicks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 Mar 2019 15:23:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHn113Ds3g4TfVGmFpaa1yqH9JyC476QCBJa8ndry5kHVVVsb2459CgEvYAsUWMhj8Z9K4MJDhET3EHPphpXbaTDpt51Nt7P1cpNo7MqVf29D8f6tv3x686?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Next Chapter Begins]]></title><description><![CDATA[The past 2 weeks have been the most relaxing since we went on a vacation to Taos New Mexico ten years ago. Retirement has been fabulous thus far. We haven’t done anything outrageous, or gone on any elaborate]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@mother2chicks/the-next-chapter-begins</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@mother2chicks/the-next-chapter-begins</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mother2chicks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2018 01:13:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHdi8v2Gj2uM8bkxLvSY5G6JRfkVtCn35ewQWAbKU4fa3iaCWnJWi7wpnkheGDd35fKVCU1MujkCHesMhEmFhtMM2NkQZzDevLmD1wFVDAa44kVNEqCeYyc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sweet CoCo]]></title><description><![CDATA[I just missed seeing this new baby being born. Mom went to the furthest corner of the field, where she had lots of privacy. Nothing escapes the discerning eye of a chicken! We are naturally curious creatures]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@mother2chicks/sweet-coco</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@mother2chicks/sweet-coco</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mother2chicks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 16 Sep 2018 20:12:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxJ1yUeDCKj84NAb3A8odYKi6SDUob75uwftNsvY3CZKULRZzsuiLFw9Yq5NWYFtg5Cbjpb18dAdbGxdWyQw7WfF4Up3qKkmTvYNk7MUhJAgw4aajDJNUnXY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Red-Spotted Purple Butterfly]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was fortunate yesterday to capture photos of this Red-Spotted Purple butterfly in a sandy area near the porch. I have tried on a number of occasions to photograph this beauty, but it has eluded me for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@mother2chicks/the-red-spotted-purple-butterfly</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@mother2chicks/the-red-spotted-purple-butterfly</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mother2chicks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2018 15:21:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHzfbzb5NxZ6fPW4cc3K1YUNZg5G8s3v2A9GQzWopUDXFbynSWPeNoYqzSo7MjFu16CGD3RmtzPkGdFCr8jAJqwKQj5mdsSUGfLg8rdDpEXDQpoV7Zhsrte?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lola Meets the Ducks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lola the Boxer dog was out wandering the property with me when the neighbor’s Pekin Ducks spotted us near the pond and raced across to see us. It must have been a mistake on their part thinking she might]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteaders/@mother2chicks/lola-meets-the-ducks</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteaders/@mother2chicks/lola-meets-the-ducks</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteaders]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mother2chicks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2018 13:32:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxJ1v2C7TrsG3mPPN9rjMtZz3yReA8dodG7hXuMXdszGoydrv54zy8NmGuPLs72BHi3JTJG5GfiK68yczgqqAwqShrq3iQaZ1q2KFMApWuwCpfsvsWyHRL4E?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jody (JR) the Amazing Rooster]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’ve decided to shorten Jody’s name to JR, for oblivious reasons. Jody Rooster. He was named Jody because when he was a chick we couldn’t tell if it was a boy or a girl. 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It’s a series of six waterfalls cascading]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@mother2chicks/the-niagara-of-the-south</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@mother2chicks/the-niagara-of-the-south</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mother2chicks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 19 Aug 2018 18:47:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHi7PfuvmHLd4w9yYcjyc1V1kEJ7C5Nw7TMSw1VPGfhgBjU2rFaQBLZBGJcxZ9qkragswyRpHprA1KF2Wfzc1Y1gKrc9eaopPhb89Aj5TnQPVUYgKZbijTL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life is About Creating Yourself]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many think life is defined and enjoyed by finding yourself, I must disagree, actually it’s about creating ones self. Throughout my life, reinvention should have been my middle name, it’s been necessary]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@mother2chicks/life-is-about-creating-yourself</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@mother2chicks/life-is-about-creating-yourself</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mother2chicks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Aug 2018 20:16:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHYHQT4CifeES8HBLE8zfGoVHhnwTXupqkTnj2aMBs4uh9xpBovvj2GGXuHwhoHWPAt7f6yWDEKQKYkXVBibgHtsqXdCoGWLcFckydxnCvdXoXSjEYZtEzJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bone Yard]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are getting ready to clean out the boneyard and sort through the 200 or so different bones we have cleaned over the years. 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I also decided to make it monthly instead of weekly.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteaders/@mother2chicks/monthly-chicken-gazette-8-7-18</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteaders/@mother2chicks/monthly-chicken-gazette-8-7-18</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteaders]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mother2chicks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2018 17:38:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxJ2712GD6tHAvGmVo3ULFdeupHqe9So3m99s3kJzCCbpaDuUkiMp84N3DQCe3F7ENnWfYeDbMtzB4C1CoQqKF3GgrZH1fkc126hkewqB8kmnL7quaQBVRiW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fields of Nature]]></title><description><![CDATA[Layers of colors in nature are a phenomen that occurs frequently. They are my favorite colors. Here I have edited the photo just to make the layers more obvious.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteaders/@mother2chicks/fields-of-nature</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteaders/@mother2chicks/fields-of-nature</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteaders]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mother2chicks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2018 13:46:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHawHxPES2DNaAARZHKUMN27AwFHe3WMJHi57ZgyxPN5r1zv75WcbBwezCDTkQ6QJCJLiaMJJkfyJ4xBX8QkPXsqiXzPLrqV6z3KVxEC36vM77ZtvZfcrDt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Morning Musings]]></title><description><![CDATA[This morning the light threw such inviting shadows on the grass. It was lovely to look at, so I grabbed my clippers heading out the door. 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He is a beautiful specimen of a bird, but looks aren’t everything.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@mother2chicks/i-am-just-not-that-into-you</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@mother2chicks/i-am-just-not-that-into-you</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mother2chicks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2018 02:39:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHzasg1AXgvL772R8yhph1wbChPZ1onSoEi7DNfshPPVxmDXXu9Encx6vovRdNBjrk2KYvMfQSjppuDVTLJDbBuwRFuPg2qJDmeZFQTwJM7WRZgabVPuL4E?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Old Barn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Captured this photograph a couple of years ago when we were visiting my realatives in Pennsylvania. Drove the country side remarking about how little had changed since I was a child. Since then prices]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@mother2chicks/old-barn</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@mother2chicks/old-barn</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mother2chicks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2018 10:31:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHkhoBVnWWCfys1TkDqQZNyNNDVYTAH3WyScrTor81GTCi3LzjswHodsfCT5rjg4carBVSuCeyJXydmoXzXSEq34BUPCvmYxyPqNp6ZF1RscKGy83nnNsAW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Old Ford Pickup Truck]]></title><description><![CDATA[This old truck is posted for @janton. He is a truck enthusiast like myself. Sometimes they are right under your nose. 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