<?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>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 15:49:41 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@sea-cottage/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[MONA LISA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo Credit: MONA LISA Only great things of artistic import, will in the end, in the Louvre resort. Who is that girl...the one with the smile, the one on Leonardo's file? Original poem by LD ( @sea-cottage)]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/teamsouthafrica/@sea-cottage/mona-lisa</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/teamsouthafrica/@sea-cottage/mona-lisa</guid><category><![CDATA[teamsouthafrica]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sea-cottage]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2019 21:16:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQXdHhULdmijNaAZhAhQ9Yviwmjo34YAQuNAveX18KnExiBDbYhQtQ4ZNzwBi6Xw1FKk1yNvog2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[MY FAVOURITE MUSIC 2: JOHNNY CASH COMES TO THE PARTY...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo Credit: JOHNNY CASH COMES TO THE PARTY: Johnny Cash (born J.R. Cash, February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and author. He is one of the best-selling]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/rock/@sea-cottage/my-favourite-music-2-johnny-cash-comes-to-the-party</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/rock/@sea-cottage/my-favourite-music-2-johnny-cash-comes-to-the-party</guid><category><![CDATA[rock]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sea-cottage]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2019 20:27:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2923mN3pnd7PrxpzPUKQs1BZX2BRTxaV9SPptuJrqMpSgqPVtizbhNq4RVSaJf85VLVQf7bDDTuDNiVRgMPYRnGpz2uGpC4zsy8wD6TYiA5dDG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[MY FAVOURITE MUSIC 1 :THE KING OF THE BLUES...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo Source: Rock music has always been my thing, but Blues was the origin of Rock 'n Roll. So to start my list of my favourite artists, I will start at the beginning... Here is is BB King with another]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/teamsouthafrica/@sea-cottage/my-favourite-music-1-the-king-of-the-blues</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/teamsouthafrica/@sea-cottage/my-favourite-music-1-the-king-of-the-blues</guid><category><![CDATA[teamsouthafrica]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sea-cottage]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2019 19:20:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQSg8GHjtyAXe3J3BPqSboDSvJtHad3wbsBmXFLBiyVNRqnRHYBxjLL1LVdYm53zNNAs32ePfAe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE POWER OF LOVE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo Credit: THE POWER OF LOVE Pretty flowers I sent after we met, a token of my admiration for you. You were not impressed; and with no regret many more months of courting I had to do! Red roses they]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/teamsouthafrica/@sea-cottage/the-power-of-love</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/teamsouthafrica/@sea-cottage/the-power-of-love</guid><category><![CDATA[teamsouthafrica]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sea-cottage]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2019 19:56:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iP9Jo3p1BcQYCTCAEdVeRRtwcrZu6nXounsrUQDFoYGTJ8zcKiHHBDm6Mhiuw8WSH58sGanZP5x?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[HEROES WITH FEET OF CLAY: MY VIEW OF THE HANSIE CRONJE STORY - PART 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo Credit: I am a cricket fan of note and I love cricket - the one day game, twenty-20, 3-day and actually my favorite - the 5 day game:Test Cricket. So this brings me to a tragic story of our national]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cricket/@sea-cottage/heroes-with-feet-of-clay-my-view-of-the-hansie-cronje-story-part-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cricket/@sea-cottage/heroes-with-feet-of-clay-my-view-of-the-hansie-cronje-story-part-1</guid><category><![CDATA[cricket]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sea-cottage]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2019 14:33:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iP9T8gqz1jVys17c8V6pZWrxpFM8QVJARNXuWXcLd84S2Bqad8HC3njudETwFZh6FMhSRz21iii?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[YOU AND ME LOVE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo Credit: LOVERS' SONNET The abundance of love you have for me, those feelings of euphoria and contentment. Loving you has indeed set me free, you count as my biggest achievement! Not holding back]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/love/@sea-cottage/you-and-me-love</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/love/@sea-cottage/you-and-me-love</guid><category><![CDATA[love]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sea-cottage]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2019 19:28:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPdepeuBzTynEk2eWPySqPocysXW81JygZvMGhdwVg2qQUo2SQ87mzA8ptm6HPRMVpd9kZqhsQi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[LOVE YOU LONGTIME!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo Credit: Pink blooms make me think of you, the promise of youth I remember. Youthfulness and love so true, when I proposed that December. Innocence was your essence, I recall, but at having our children,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@sea-cottage/love-you-longtime</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@sea-cottage/love-you-longtime</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sea-cottage]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2019 18:18:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPEg7Nh3FZBraSd1ccQpTf9v6txbcbooFvNuq686vtLdLLVpSnqkB7M4vWXV1jBPSPfGkHQV1s4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SAVING THIS PLANET]]></title><description><![CDATA[OUR PLANET God created heaven and earth, mountains rising to the sky. Just imagine what we are worth and the judgement in His eye. Delegated guardians of creation, architects causing earth's decline. Everyone,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/earth/@sea-cottage/saving-this-planet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/earth/@sea-cottage/saving-this-planet</guid><category><![CDATA[earth]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sea-cottage]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2019 16:30:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQCzS6pYo2jhSqvQBuwNznuqH7KXmxkyJUsget1sjvauXyFNrD1NMhQA9VwbSz73hR2BpLzRWnr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[GREEN, GREEN AND GREEN AGAIN...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo Source: I grew up in he old South Africa with all its multitude of faults... There were too many to mention... but, we could patrol our borders, save our animals, resources and even our fishing fields.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/green/@sea-cottage/green-green-and-green-again</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/green/@sea-cottage/green-green-and-green-again</guid><category><![CDATA[green]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sea-cottage]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2019 22:55:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EEEoA8oLaAxsU6ik4VuqW6bbcYf8m4fYvLhnSoPzuDYHwyFQkrEnHnLsuE8NmYT7CkBbmFdpJRHLbT54LcvWgH37zuyvLa86HE44BWm8fFmaZdVUSLt6McSqUjErFdc2qkFaftDw8gJtLNSVYRX5n?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[POETRY BY LD 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo Credit: HELP ME FIND MY WAY A twist in the road ahead, many hurtful words have been said. Lines have been drawn and you drift away, no words left for me to say. Help me find my way! Original poem]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/teamsouthafrica/@sea-cottage/my-life-day-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/teamsouthafrica/@sea-cottage/my-life-day-1</guid><category><![CDATA[teamsouthafrica]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sea-cottage]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2019 22:22:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPJw4rgQMy5Nm7DBrcL1LAUbDoHe3CWmutaEHGYjMH8Gjntv22rwXdrTiYLtoRgS7XhxkdC1bF4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[INDIGENOUS PLANTS IN MY GARDEN 1: THE DWARF CORAL TREE (Erythrina humeana)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The dwarf coral tree is a medium-sized deciduous shrub with multi stems producing scarlet flowers on flower stalks that reach out above the foliage. The blooms with their rich nectar attract a wide variety]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@sea-cottage/indigenous-plants-in-my-garden-1-the-dwarf-coral-tree-erythrina-humeana</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@sea-cottage/indigenous-plants-in-my-garden-1-the-dwarf-coral-tree-erythrina-humeana</guid><category><![CDATA[gardening]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sea-cottage]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2019 06:25:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9UhDnwSMU1YdvHag4RHGxE3MsamnBxQdD8DFqe3YvdD39PgSmAMvwiQEzovBW1pYmfkdqh7QesA3wft?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[MY BEAGLE - STEVIE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stevie thinks: " Great smell coming from the kitchen... Hope they remember me...Wonder what they are cooking today?" When God made Beagles he was showing-off - ANON]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dogs/@sea-cottage/my-beagle-stevie</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dogs/@sea-cottage/my-beagle-stevie</guid><category><![CDATA[dogs]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sea-cottage]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2018 03:53:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pEPvDbJDzhdNXM7mjt1tbr2kM3X28F6SraZk8efne1gafV58MJ32KgTb9gWNzqT2Z3UTnsJfPrN2jypEFbrE47mMcTHQYDzqPK6XxWgE3BkAkE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Orange Rocks, Uvongo, KZN, SOUTH AFRICA]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of my favourite fishing spots with the aloes in bloom "Somewhere over the Rainbow..."]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ocean/@sea-cottage/orange-rocks-uvongo-kzn</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ocean/@sea-cottage/orange-rocks-uvongo-kzn</guid><category><![CDATA[ocean]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sea-cottage]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2018 04:45:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5ShzsKnKF7vppGeV6VN3m3GSDcLoRruAhMmifZtFSDkYScy6A14WiiA9CRbJu5ovoHfhhsPkGydLozrfrrXZhvwVWissf1cS3BZwQX3ye6vfByF3egRVQheHbN7yCfcthNFh8hAdUsXHgs9MHxdv1K6n?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[TRAFALGAR BEACH, KZN SOUTH COAST, SOUTH AFRICA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great outing on a winter's day in KwaZulu-Natal, South Coast, South Africa (June 2017). South Africa truly has great sunshine weather!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sea/@sea-cottage/trafalgar-beach-kzn-south-coast-south-africa</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sea/@sea-cottage/trafalgar-beach-kzn-south-coast-south-africa</guid><category><![CDATA[sea]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sea-cottage]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 11:16:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVf2pXh1Tsj4K4gXFYdUrdXj7uFLRUcNdskx1EvwahotVxf4gizXtagy577YH4LweJ5PHP6qdn9EEDoL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN: BUCKLED BRIDGE OVER THE WHITE NILE]]></title><description><![CDATA[On my visit to Juba, the capital of Southern Sudan in 2008 we saw that the one side of the 2-way bridge had been damaged. Our tour guide informed us that it was caused by an overloaded truck. 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There has been wide speculation about the origins of this creature which closely resembles]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/rhino/@sea-cottage/new-two-headed-creature-discovered-in-nakuru-kenya</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/rhino/@sea-cottage/new-two-headed-creature-discovered-in-nakuru-kenya</guid><category><![CDATA[rhino]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sea-cottage]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2018 07:11:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4iYtFdzVNy1kt3F2tvRShXkTnWxjMsqCexMP2tjq4oHnv7jrq46WMh85BwwPzyKjs7FhJwGVUkyRTNeMSu4JdRQSzbQ3Dmmxj6e1528pSCnxA9oJEiePFxiuTWBA5U?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[AERIAL VIEWS OF MT. KILIMANJARO]]></title><description><![CDATA[On a flight from Nairobi to Johannesburg we were treated to a close-up view of the summit of Kilimanjaro courtesy of the SAA pilot who was obviously ahead of schedule and had to kill some time. 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