<?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, 03 Apr 2026 20:54:53 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@pardinus/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Home sweet home]]></title><description><![CDATA[For this week, we have a new theme in SMAP contest: bird houses! As in the human kingdom, bird houses come in many shapes and sizes. For sure, when we hear bird houses, we normally think of the usual ones]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@pardinus/home-sweet-home</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@pardinus/home-sweet-home</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pardinus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:43:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCaL7ia35sza8889MdTMhZ7thGmfA4Z11mU8bPx4SfQrZ2YXjQNnuVtKkJyCoim1mc3m8GzSoMXcaK4z1CBBoSRzxGZvEpn5Hmxz5qZkAdVyvEa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Humping matters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Not that it is a serious question, but looks can be deceiving; and in this case, the amount of humps matters! As you probably already guessed, we're talking about camels... and dromedaries! I visited Egypt]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-142159/@pardinus/humping-matters</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-142159/@pardinus/humping-matters</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-142159]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pardinus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 01:03:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yennBfZ8YRmKv98MU327Kf6wSjWm2Aetr3sVDskdQjebH8oD7hEPFmPX9HuRz61RxBZvpBfD2FsAzPrj3AMo7kWW21wz9Z56EvmDb8KuU21QehyZvhm8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Landscapes]]></title><description><![CDATA[From arid dunes to lush green mountains, landscapes are one of my favourite photo subjects. And so it happens they're also the theme for this week's Qurator's Photo Quest! 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Hopping around while travelling might be more tiring to the body, but definitely more relaxing to the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@pardinus/hopping-and-cruising-around</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@pardinus/hopping-and-cruising-around</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pardinus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2026 10:35:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4Zpro9e2jrhjPxFFvLt5RYFGh1EkHY2egB4BiGR5Vv1DR2EDp6jPkhoMDtrSjKeVGZdnwxE5sVpWmHftjVj5d3c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happy New Year!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Happy New Year! I'm not much of the end of year deep thinker/planner, but do take a few minutes to reflect on the old year and what to focus on the new one... but I'm starting 2026 the same way I've finished]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@pardinus/happy-new-year</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@pardinus/happy-new-year</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pardinus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 21:01:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZpgiCF7SQwXTsT8L8p2JbQKr5fGr3JBgNqbZDHbu4dTx8ZN1gXaS2hhacMT9fqJn9Kd8hdXF1mB3xMprYLbThG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[And so it begins... with a little travel hack!]]></title><description><![CDATA[About time! I normally make good use of my vacation time, but this year was coming to an end with more than half of my vacation days unspent. So entering vacations in Christmas Eve gave the holidays a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@pardinus/and-so-it-begins-with</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@pardinus/and-so-it-begins-with</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pardinus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2025 21:26:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZqAdM5FBNy2Z4pU58DvcNVx6wo9NdvZXPYy75kHbum8fbxaLjhfVSit6SNGXEQMGMxmRvwrZVx6V4Y2jVcpKkS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crested beauties]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was missing doing my bird posts! So given a little of free time and a relaxed free theme in this week's SMAP, time to share some clicks of a species I'm very fond of. Great crested grebe - Podiceps cristatus]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@pardinus/crested-beauties</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@pardinus/crested-beauties</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pardinus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 01:46:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yennBfZ8YRmKv98MU326NWMHT3VLZNXQRNzKjVmrQm3wx6n246urUsQF3Q78txDibWKoEjdoJnAKSp1cvcSAJ6HrrMg1LhDvHrvLWatqKCUkxaT5g2u4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Countdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Definitely, these last months have been my sparsest posting months since I've joined the blockchain. Blame some lack of motivation, a ton of things happening off chain, but yeah; it is what it is.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-142159/@pardinus/countdown-t78k3f</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-142159/@pardinus/countdown-t78k3f</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-142159]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pardinus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2025 01:28:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yennBfZ8YRmKv98MU32jD27K6qvDgpn73dC3f5YGDpedrfEJWrsGn6sb6Cogzk9EzyQsE7efkgE5tLJj8tve2yiJ4T5eLM9ziW1igAucHZFGmKAcGa5t?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Portuguese getaways]]></title><description><![CDATA[It has been a long time, but better late than never: another weekend getaway! It feels like mini vacations, since there's a holiday on Monday, so an extra day to enjoy our destiny. 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It was female's time to shine last week, so more than]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@pardinus/male-spotlight</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@pardinus/male-spotlight</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pardinus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 00:29:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yennBfZ8YRmKv98MU326wjj8BMiaFAEtZ1rrdrDR2acUGNhztbKNSrjV8iTzrpxR2K9LeTNRFb3HJTggfzs3cU3j2XwMeJLdsScu9E4hgoXbqzGJh5fk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Landscapes from long ago]]></title><description><![CDATA[I still couldn't take a decent period of vacations this year (more than one week, that is), although hoping to change that in the short term. 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