<?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 18:27:28 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@samanthajbarnes/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[How Do You See It?]]></title><description><![CDATA[“We do not see things as they are. We see things as we are.” — Rabbi Shemuel ben Nachmani, as quoted in the Talmudic tractate Berakhot (55b.) That idea is equally fascinating and jarring when you really]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@samanthajbarnes/how-do-you-see-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@samanthajbarnes/how-do-you-see-it</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samanthajbarnes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 16 Feb 2020 21:48:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/32FTXiZsHoAW6noHJDhrg3W8ZKHVFSsLYM859aTDCF8iErGfPZkPEwQdpRNGfgMXE99hVUiC47hXVQpUPpi1gMcdorUZxm9Gt7CQdUd1GXYs4dDxkZSYn1FpH9Hp1DYMc4z6Y4V5b5SBZ3J6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three Servings of Fruit - Fun with Photography & Digital Manipulation]]></title><description><![CDATA[I had a sudden urge to create a post and see if anyone is out there. I disappeared for quite some time and the wonderful people I have met through Steemit have been on my mind. I have continued to take]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@samanthajbarnes/three-servings-of-fruit-fun-with-photography-and-digital-manipulation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@samanthajbarnes/three-servings-of-fruit-fun-with-photography-and-digital-manipulation</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samanthajbarnes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2020 01:42:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/21PRtjKRXPQybj4WUXScWv5QPLninWRxfbcWNsx7SenD7FxHWEYhYvGSgVgZE6HkMJTnf36cRJUEDCC4iNtRX1VqTAg4SDTRfUcFfTEjQR8KXSm6QyTe9n2enB1Y9feLDJERXvdkmX4UL1SbjMtHDzW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fungi Friday - A Random Sampling From the Hills Around Salinas , California]]></title><description><![CDATA[The hiking trails I frequent are filled with fantastic fungi and I am having trouble tracking all of the different varieties!!! For some reason, I feel each one needs my attention and deserves to be]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fungifriday/@samanthajbarnes/fungi-friday-a-random-sampling-from-the-hills-around-salinas-california</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fungifriday/@samanthajbarnes/fungi-friday-a-random-sampling-from-the-hills-around-salinas-california</guid><category><![CDATA[fungifriday]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samanthajbarnes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2019 18:08:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruv8X2R8t7XDv5HGXyHWCCu4rKmbB5pmEzjYSj1qRtbFe3C1P8xQJfca3CJewEkUReLUFDmtDKRgmS1BDBNi6xyMxRn5xNXGhDdAacuDx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trippy Thursday - The Unruly 'Shroom]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's #trippythursday again, brought to us by @blacklux! This is my encounter with an unruly mushroom. 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