<?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>Sat, 02 May 2026 07:30:04 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@podkin9/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Dusk at the Beach]]></title><description><![CDATA[I always think there is something magical about dusk at the beach as the day draws to a close and the word gets ready for the next dawn the following morning. And of course the moon plays its part as it]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@podkin9/dusk-at-the-beach</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@podkin9/dusk-at-the-beach</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[podkin9]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2018 21:19:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9Wc3FpKGv54xWwC7WVe1GVTPAkuvLdqkvm6ie6DMK85LNsG5HH3TDrS64TGNjbsnJX7apsNkxCDkfR8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A  Cold and frosty Morning in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[Earlier this year I was visiting England and there was a hard frost overnight and when the sun came up it was still a cold and frosty morning, but lovely. This is the wood from a different angle. You can]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@podkin9/a-cold-and-frosty-morning-in-england</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@podkin9/a-cold-and-frosty-morning-in-england</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[podkin9]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2018 12:27:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9WMmUn3NVsd2h3zYjewLxcNCPTtoxdF3UJFycmkRX7p5Ej7nsjFum9gEGWLYz9QYJzLPtydSrb6cYva?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fisherman Coming home at dusk while others are Window Shopping at the Mall]]></title><description><![CDATA[I visited Cortez, Florida with good friends and saw a lovely sunset as the day drew to a close, with the boats returning after a day's fishing. This is real Florida where some people still fish for a living,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@podkin9/fisherman-coming-home-at-dusk-while-others-are-window-shopping-at-the-mall</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@podkin9/fisherman-coming-home-at-dusk-while-others-are-window-shopping-at-the-mall</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[podkin9]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2018 20:17:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9V3NX2xjk3Vq9MC8FFPafpeEhoEaX2wTManiFCtRyFemJewJqqYGaMRDeGt5tX7Hfw9CSWvzt7KpHta?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Storm Clouds Gathering]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Sarasota, Florida, the weather can change very quickly particularly between June and November during the hurricane season. On the beach one day it was sunny one minute and clear and within a few minutes]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@podkin9/storm-clouds-gathering</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@podkin9/storm-clouds-gathering</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[podkin9]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 10 Jun 2018 00:56:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9ULmvDqhksA2x93c8SUhmKfn6hjudqRF6z17tWGFqm9NDrLD4VB6gvJCCwbanqbNkmNSmqXR5aK6LKY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feeling sheepish and the dog days of summer.]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the summer everything slows down a bit and even the animals decide it's time to take a break and chill out. 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