<?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>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 03:59:19 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@quirk-it/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Perspective Vs Perception]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's something so magical about flying. The idea of being so high up amongst and above the clouds, almost as if invinsible, travelling through various times of the day as if almost time travelling!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@quirk-it/perspective-vs-perception</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@quirk-it/perspective-vs-perception</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-148441]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[quirk-it]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2021 23:09:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy5czPNg6acYev351Du9gQgrBvuGcjsQmAxAWyMEV3DumwUqMCow7eHq6PxLDBVDqVD6LTW5qjC6FzTkswDa4mjiqJj34gKzENcBUu8UueSpUZ6RfKNJqM3u4S?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA['Not-so-sweet dreams']]></title><description><![CDATA["Last night I had the strangest dream...". I can't say that sentence without breaking out into song! Lol! I woke up this morning still in that dreamy zone where you feel the emotions of what]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@quirk-it/not-so-sweet-dreams</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@quirk-it/not-so-sweet-dreams</guid><category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[quirk-it]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2020 20:24:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8XPrHkfZdMtiM68fywBJwYt7EuhvqVdZR7DsvX61kCssTpb73ebZqLSvYpvmoqteriYuzYqfGqJgHTDpvQ1LXm1ycCdFEpBkRycbn1HXL1Hv7jj44MXxzLX1KL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Silhouettes on the Shade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sun, sea, smiles, and silhouettes in South Africa, what a lovely combination! This photo was taken last year in a place called Camps Bay, a vibrant spot by the beach with lots of great restaurants, cafés]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blackandwhite/@quirk-it/silhouettes-on-the-shade</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blackandwhite/@quirk-it/silhouettes-on-the-shade</guid><category><![CDATA[blackandwhite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[quirk-it]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2020 14:05:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy5czPNg6acYev351Du9gQgrBvuGckPeLDZA7ioWzaUUoHYxCrbWQ56r1ad1rXY9bM7YNNs83YYddxeXFubLGpPqZr6VFvfRMKCovq8vvEZk4kpyZdLwJQmjen?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[🌸🌼 Namaqua Daisies, South Africa 🌼🌸]]></title><description><![CDATA[If there's one thing a woman loves it's flowers! (well, I do! Haha). Some say diamonds but I would 'rather wear flowers in my hair than diamonds around my neck'! I can't really say I have a favourite flower]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@quirk-it/namaqua-daisies-south-africa</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@quirk-it/namaqua-daisies-south-africa</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[quirk-it]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2020 11:11:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy5czPNg6acYev351Du9gQgrBvuGckunm3A9w9GcxXnMDugBLX6sZXWr8w5U6txVNbCXDd2G58xpU8p1HnJ1qpyfVs3MHTPf1rpZFmgffB1dCmeSrQApUba6nS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monomad | Sleeping Lion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Monomad challenge created by @monochromes! I was lucky enough to get a shot with the lions eyes open but as you can imagine, the majority of the time the lion was in fact sleeping! What's new! lol. Jukani]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blackandwhite/@quirk-it/monomad-or-sleeping-lion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blackandwhite/@quirk-it/monomad-or-sleeping-lion</guid><category><![CDATA[blackandwhite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[quirk-it]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2020 10:17:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy5czPNg6acYev351Du9gQgrBvuGcnNRE6XLybzAfykshCppw3ybDjdbBifepuokbvL3wz3KGcZ3bSatQ8JtqrHVW9QT2R9gT2gpSWYdkNKyFsrT7ev99tCadt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's a COLOURFUL Life!]]></title><description><![CDATA[The more you know who you are, and what you want, the less you let things upset you. - Stephanie Perkins I am feeling the need for a bit of a ramble, get some things off my chest and to just talk about]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@quirk-it/it-s-a-colourful-life</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@quirk-it/it-s-a-colourful-life</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[quirk-it]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2020 11:29:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8XPrHkfZdMtiM68fywBJwYt7EuhvkG8akiNQ4nS1of72TYF6PNSeLd4DhTV4mxUC3ArFPBtmuqYjBbHjjY39kyn3drKej54Casmr8ZZNf6WMBF1AbHMmjqdVMG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opportunity to GROW your BITCOIN!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello Hive! I want to share with you an investment opportunity that was presented to me a few months back in the name of Mirror Trading International. What is Mirror Trading International (MTI)? Mirror]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@quirk-it/opportunity-to-grow-your-bitcoin</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@quirk-it/opportunity-to-grow-your-bitcoin</guid><category><![CDATA[crypto]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[quirk-it]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2020 20:19:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8XPrHkfZdMtiM68fywBJwYt7EuhvqTYbi32jcoycYSEPCJu6P3ZHKDLS2e9oLw25ScvhHoetR1Fs7X93YtyT4n89x9awgGEwTojozSdCn96xENKdgQdP59uW8W?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Moment of Poetry: Lovers Touch 💕]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lovers Touch Your eyes on mine, fingers entwine, devine. Exploring the depths of the ocean, reading my every motion. Whispers of love on your sweet lips, my hands upon your moving hips. Like the rain to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@quirk-it/a-moment-of-poetry-lovers-touch</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@quirk-it/a-moment-of-poetry-lovers-touch</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-148441]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[quirk-it]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2020 07:49:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8XPrHkfZdMtiM68fywBJwYt7EuhvxuondbWTbSXStveek5oE28ecbspqjnSjPhiY3FDAKCB5UY8eJVukUtZGBi1RYa469CZTrbspVf2Cxygqz56hhCssyJrGTp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My 'beachy birthday' in beautiful South Africa!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hellooo Hive! On the 23rd July I had my birthday here in beautiful South Africa! (Despite what is going on here politically, the natural beauty is everlasting!). 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No]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@quirk-it/a-moment-of-poetry-coffee-mug-silence</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@quirk-it/a-moment-of-poetry-coffee-mug-silence</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[quirk-it]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2020 08:34:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3DLAmCsuTe3bf3YJfXXmyBDCLE36Newjb6usWL79Si9BtfzxDk1s8Yyi684dN2g83sycP4w3ottEhhmQkHzrXvMaHbQR7CJtRpA7VE9wxvdDs9us1XGmjVxqXKqrbP8P2kE8qnbnp1j8ChBRpqraTCU4zKSmUUE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Walking With Nature...]]></title><description><![CDATA["In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks" - John Muir We took to South Africa's beautiful roads as we realised we needed a few things from the shops. 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