<?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 08:47:52 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@nristen/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Our Son's Cat]]></title><description><![CDATA[This morning, our son got the day off from work so came over for breakfast and brought his cat along. When the kitty comes over he likes to antagonize the other cats and my other son's puppy likes to play]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@nristen/our-son-s-cat</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@nristen/our-son-s-cat</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nristen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2018 15:25:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/mXkfdToSwHy1F6xC7iNTTfvCRrDG4bHpLQDydL8vnym8nvpBRGLDjCZSRLs9rVoi6s7ZYzff3CuXPZpU3A64VesG1yWCySJ9vuDjZ2giz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Volunteer tomato plant]]></title><description><![CDATA[This volunteer tomato plant started growing alongside our chain link fence surrounding the chicken coop.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@nristen/volunteer-tomato-plant-5cb375b4d4b27</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@nristen/volunteer-tomato-plant-5cb375b4d4b27</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nristen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2018 22:10:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN5LmsD8rbizsX3coRDjt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pears Almost Ripe]]></title><description><![CDATA[A couple of pears are almost ripe on a tree that we planted 3 years ago. I prefer them to be a little on the softer side which makes them sweeter in my opinion. Another week and I believe they will be]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/en-us/@nristen/pears-almost-ripe-db7bde55dec2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/en-us/@nristen/pears-almost-ripe-db7bde55dec2</guid><category><![CDATA[en-us]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nristen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2018 02:22:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMwFSaA6PMQ2T74KZDeZL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunset between the trees]]></title><description><![CDATA[At wal-mart (we shop there only as a last resort or in an emergency) we saw this sunset between the trees at the edge of the parking lot.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@nristen/sunset-between-the-trees-id-n2k4a67z0bi</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@nristen/sunset-between-the-trees-id-n2k4a67z0bi</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nristen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2018 02:41:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyXBD5Md5tUD9YKkzGo1eoR2RP1hYxRaFr2CFXiZxQxz2w1omMaQkyyxwqjcEL1NrMB4qFyePhrPb2dRPG6Aj8gnxdZMMti?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Robins are growing up]]></title><description><![CDATA[In an earlier post, I showed these robins while they were still in the egg and after they hatched. Today I took another picture... They grow very fast!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@nristen/the-robins-are-growing-up</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@nristen/the-robins-are-growing-up</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nristen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2018 23:52:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmkaUYf6dP9DsFA1UPjVLSDoXb19pGgBWkuUQwozvHhQruhGHSjEwYLWfzhRtR?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robin Eggs Hatched!]]></title><description><![CDATA[This spring our daughter noticed that a robin had built a nest under the eaves of our porch. My daughter was able to snap a picture of the eggs just as they were starting to hatch (look closely to see]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@nristen/robin-eggs-hatched</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@nristen/robin-eggs-hatched</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nristen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2018 22:57:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmoVTnQcUZ7XYFSQ6NYeWNtKdVV22is63ZukDcF7dsLrcVwoNd9ZJY9LsABWED?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hail Storm Tonight!]]></title><description><![CDATA[We had a hail storm tonight. The hailstones were some of the biggest I have ever seen. Will have to look tomorrow to see the full extinct of the damage however I did check the Apple Trees to see the shape]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@nristen/hail-storm-tonight</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@nristen/hail-storm-tonight</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nristen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 02:37:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyXBD5Md5tUD9YKkzGo1eoR2RP1hYxRaFr2KjRQPvuVFY6QL61QDB6eyjH7HpgJGGiBxcP7ibTmB3CyuBzuMewwEFmfoe18?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple Blossoms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two pictures of this spring's apple blossoms. This tree was planted 7 years ago but I accidently nicked the trunk with a weedeater and since then we have only gotten 2 or 3 blossoms in the spring. This]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@nristen/apple-blossoms-cb2d703fa82ef</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@nristen/apple-blossoms-cb2d703fa82ef</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nristen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2018 04:13:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN3DAquf6X81Ew3pbkypi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Devil's Tower in 1991]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 1991 I traveled to Colorado to rock climb. On the way back to South Carolina I took a scenic detour through Wyoming and South Dakota. I wanted to attempt climbing this rock however the forestry service]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@nristen/devil-s-tower-in-1991</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@nristen/devil-s-tower-in-1991</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nristen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2018 17:04:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnAQUroytEECkar5c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blaze of glory ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This picture with my phone on the way to the grocery store this evening.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@nristen/blaze-of-glory</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@nristen/blaze-of-glory</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nristen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2018 00:17:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnDvYUpvFezKUbhWv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[New planting bed in greenhouse]]></title><description><![CDATA[My wife (@homesteadhippy) and I decided to cut back on the gardening we do outside since our family has shrunk to my wife and I and our youngest son now. 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I first found out about this strange computer operating system in in 1995 when a friend of mine who was even more geeky than I am showed me proudly that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@nristen/why-i-use-linux-instead-of-windows-and-osx</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@nristen/why-i-use-linux-instead-of-windows-and-osx</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nristen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2018 03:31:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEw1xifwYz2xp7RJEnNpBZq7dn2K62dBbd1Y3ZoaTFuM31cU3cW6cPwqxJXQjeeRNDgDXXrtXYX1LXo8UwYGsjviNWEeAfgQFHk99PAXfjBRXTk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Make Disciples... why do we forget...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why do we forget the second part of that command? Teaching others to observe/obey the commandments that Jesus gave which were also the commandments his Father gave (I give you no new commandment).]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/christianity/@nristen/make-disciples-why-do-we-forget</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/christianity/@nristen/make-disciples-why-do-we-forget</guid><category><![CDATA[christianity]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nristen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2018 16:36:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc18GVREvvsnAjfLwLF5qHHFduNHKinqD1z65zDUR2pL4gKdjTM7WU33mqRmiKkKb5BSw5WRbiUJ1yLZcjCqAq9TczL5YUM7mRiURMzjj6HawJwv29k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Extracting some Honey!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I discovered that one of my bee hives died out over the winter. I decided to extract the remaining honey for our use. I will create a follow up post with more pictures and explanations.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homestead/@nristen/extracting-some-honey-37eefe6980f4a</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homestead/@nristen/extracting-some-honey-37eefe6980f4a</guid><category><![CDATA[homestead]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nristen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jan 2018 21:43:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMwiS6gjVhUF9RzuwUtke?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dreaming of Spring]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is COLD here! The last few weeks have been either below zero or in the single digits. Today it almost got up to 30 degrees which made me long for spring. Of course getting seed catalogs in the mail]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@nristen/dreaming-of-spring</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@nristen/dreaming-of-spring</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nristen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2018 03:20:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs75mo4yYWabFufRKxt9bMktEseeRab8aJ5djEdy488AEK8NekHNMREuCMf5fN9knjx3Lma9Fhpstw9xrgXM3atotHouNcjp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunset on the way home from work]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@nristen/sunset-on-the-way-home-from-work-39da4733d4349</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@nristen/sunset-on-the-way-home-from-work-39da4733d4349</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nristen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2018 22:44:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN3E5y25St7CCdxL8e2nz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Second commute Sunset picture]]></title><description><![CDATA[After the sun had actually set the colors were even more striking and vibrant.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@nristen/second-commute-sunset-picture-2ee0387db4b9a</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@nristen/second-commute-sunset-picture-2ee0387db4b9a</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nristen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2017 22:24:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMxpDNfG9VXKjFTeKJkc6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beautiful sunset on the way home.]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@nristen/beautiful-sunset-on-the-way-home-0501dca5db543</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@nristen/beautiful-sunset-on-the-way-home-0501dca5db543</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nristen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2017 22:12:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMeSRWCQEQRCScRr2giLE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>