<?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>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:16:16 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@sdkelly/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[All About Those Birds]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Nature, Specifically Birds I'm determined to be more connected to nature, both in a wandering-around-on-random-walks sort of way and a I'm-going-to-learn-about-flora-and-fauna sort of way. Even though]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@sdkelly/all-about-those-birds</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@sdkelly/all-about-those-birds</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sdkelly]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2018 18:31:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/gPCasciUWmF5VZucjWuzmpXUomGMznGBossB7LD3X3jS9HDnvPDxDuKdcuZ3oK3tsZYgpCXXNgN5tumKar3KJyCqNhCf6aN9fjrMNEw33xK8Wp3G3abCKKGLhx58M1jjr4TbhmTguMVdg2meJA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social Critic Jacques Barzun Told Us it Would Be This Way]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've been reading a bit of Jacques Barzun lately. This lecture in his Forgotten Thinkers series by Wes Cecil is a nice summary of Barzun's work. You have to overlook Wes Cecil's weird habit of pronouncing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@sdkelly/social-critic-jacques-barzun-told-us-it-would-be-this-way</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@sdkelly/social-critic-jacques-barzun-told-us-it-would-be-this-way</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sdkelly]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2018 14:54:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eKa1sZC7zStbRTKXFSWC3ysqYTUP7QCcsFk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Spring Equinox]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Nature Last Saturday our (last) local farm celebrated the Spring Equinox by holding a Greenhouse Openhouse here in our seaside village. My family and I helped with the event, and had a good time observing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/community/@sdkelly/the-spring-equinox</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/community/@sdkelly/the-spring-equinox</guid><category><![CDATA[community]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sdkelly]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2018 03:11:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJR3iqPxDrevHK3vDeQGnHc8Wj8C8neiJQ6fHcpqGF194NFFd4V1NTRYh4W2F4fEUTUWtZs6Ygn3xgcAc3RQ1V9TrtoeWvM8c7wFo47EiYLKt341tTXijsxA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life After the Storm]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the Topic of Nature The storm in this case isn't metaphorical. It's in reference to a legitimate series of storms that ripped up the coastline of the town where I live. The beach near our house was]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@sdkelly/life-after-the-storm</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@sdkelly/life-after-the-storm</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sdkelly]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2018 22:44:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVehLmnTdQdaAiN7UfChBmyKMHhAzWs3oAb4sfLXnuLncH9GJvnaobjUav7aw9PePG1ZxQkKNYs72SHU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Post-Storm House Show]]></title><description><![CDATA[Time for a Little Music Once every couple of years @danieldyemusic comes up to Massachusetts from Ohio for a House Show (and so that his kids can hang out with my kids too). Tonight's the night. Right]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@sdkelly/a-post-storm-house-show</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@sdkelly/a-post-storm-house-show</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sdkelly]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2018 19:23:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVgVPdTX5JDKWrSxerfoHQ9iUis7RHoAbg6ZaCKPT8r98YSnrLwBTzpuLFZbcp7TFXRbeiMk9TQK4ejQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Value of Steemit as a Place]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the Topic of Community One thing I’ve learned about Steemit is that the number one rule of Steemit is to talk about Steemit. Okay, I can do this, as long as I keep the threshold of knowledge low. Like]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/community/@sdkelly/the-value-of-steemit-as-a-place</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/community/@sdkelly/the-value-of-steemit-as-a-place</guid><category><![CDATA[community]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sdkelly]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2018 03:34:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs75ezvBHkbNBFJWSRdQfjrCTGnvuoFLFcesu51rjGaRYDNV9CzeekRZRuuM7isyDzHpxk9VgR3TruMdFFJt45bzfUasXZb4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Musicians of Steemit in One Place]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Music The fire pit at the Madden Road Music Fest on our farm. It was a nice surprise to find out that my brother @danieldyemusic was part of the latest compilation of the (music) artists of Steemit.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@sdkelly/musicians-of-steemit-in-one-place</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@sdkelly/musicians-of-steemit-in-one-place</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sdkelly]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2018 18:41:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVU6jDsLj4wxw8XGvHhXZzmTZ5JQPwxaDV9VLxdWM6L8kCLj9Rd1cuXx9hpxV9anVtfKARestPqbny29meFDr5P6G3hg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Making Music with My Family]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the Topic of Music My entire family is musical. I'm actually one of the worst (in terms of musical talent anyway) in my family. I am the fifth child out of six kids; my younger brother Daniel is the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@sdkelly/making-music-with-my-family</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@sdkelly/making-music-with-my-family</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sdkelly]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 02:55:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs76AE1XKSWnnM6WHuPHNKRn9ikv4iW1xjFyg9tk1SyAAukfoS54csEHpBw1ckb5eGMxb91cBRp5SeM3YMWhhJXEKk4xKyH8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Feast to Ward off the Winter Chill]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the Topic of Food There's never a bad time to gather with friends and linger over a meal. But when it's cold and snowy outside, the warmth and comfort of a table heavy with food and an evening of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@sdkelly/a-feast-to-ward-off-the-winter-chill</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@sdkelly/a-feast-to-ward-off-the-winter-chill</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sdkelly]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 03:45:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVZ5NRzV2o8MyJEzowAL6rjbt8w3dTHii9vX1NVizvbGCfGjD8k6x2CXvgTGnj9jAUdRTe4ooiZ9CPBC5hwQSctMBsB5PxSzDDkPAA3kwEAaf7L5YGN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Making Music: Don't Overthink It]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Saturday night a decent sized snowfall was supposed to take place in the town where I live, predicted up to 7 inches. I was excited, because I like snow. 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