<?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, 11 Apr 2026 03:55:25 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@stephenmbridges/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The flooded road]]></title><description><![CDATA[We have had quite a lot of rain, and yesterday when I was driving through a park I go to to hunt for mushrooms I took these photos of the flooded road. Even my Dog "Wiggles" wondered where the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@stephenmbridges/the-flooded-road</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@stephenmbridges/the-flooded-road</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stephenmbridges]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 11:50:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeLSPMBxQzS5WB3ThTGbiv2Ka15d9nh9s2ADpkHr5qDq3jgNwUSjuj4972XdyytpdW9rE9m5pXZLXCS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Flowers my Grandmother planted.]]></title><description><![CDATA[My maternal grandmother Hazel loved flowers and she and my grandfather planted many on our farm . 70 to 80 years later I still enjoyed the flowering shrubs she and Grandpa planted so long ago. (]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@stephenmbridges/the-flowers-my-grandmother-planted</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@stephenmbridges/the-flowers-my-grandmother-planted</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stephenmbridges]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 11:23:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVenyrunyAcKGjZMqBHzxKJfMc3WgdzbK1Y4D68yBeQgbSL18EEiCEmqkoCFbjwVpqpx5C6KXNbgaw3c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sweet Peas a beautiful perrenial summer flower.]]></title><description><![CDATA[My grandmother planted these almost 90 years ago at the entrance to our driveway. Each year their blossoms remind me of her. I copy my grandmother and always try and find things for my gardens that will]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@stephenmbridges/sweet-peas-a-beautiful-perrenial-summer-flower</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@stephenmbridges/sweet-peas-a-beautiful-perrenial-summer-flower</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stephenmbridges]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2018 01:05:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVe6QmjVyp4qR2Kdr6VPnoccjqiiw4iixANgphNCfhsS33hWou27sWG2RMgsUhyKsZ5287qCbhnAE4cv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A beautiful sunrise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sunrise from my work this morning.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@stephenmbridges/a-beautiful-sunrise</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@stephenmbridges/a-beautiful-sunrise</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stephenmbridges]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2018 00:54:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVgLWXPh7J3tE82VX42F7M4PvW5UNzNjtaMh3QUeELcxeNSHaHFyausgaFAWWdV5ydtRzZABfGeT3iMk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[First turtle of the spring]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the ways we here in South Central Michigan know that spring is finally coming is the turtles trying to cross the roads. This is a snapping turtle. Snapping turtles are pretty large cold blooded]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@stephenmbridges/first-turtle-of-the-spring</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@stephenmbridges/first-turtle-of-the-spring</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stephenmbridges]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 03:27:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVg8DLCypTFDACkKExCrfHm1KnaCypQDsD2AMREHr3kqBkXzcn2R1ZQDaJBh1kS2sFoJUYqSYRb7id42?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My grandmother's favorite flower the Lilac]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some 80 to 70 years ago now my grandfather Marlow brought his bride Hazel to the homestead . As part of his campaign to win and intensify her love he planted all along a half mile of roads her favorite]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@stephenmbridges/my-grandmother-s-favorite-flower-the-lilac</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@stephenmbridges/my-grandmother-s-favorite-flower-the-lilac</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stephenmbridges]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2018 19:49:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVe4yhFbgyjE4JgzkjHuXNSpCfz4BwAuQq51amn8MgzM6BabeCPdr5LsfvQ2EErDbrMp6paavtfPwFLr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flowers from my garden]]></title><description><![CDATA[Irises last spring]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@stephenmbridges/flowers-from-my-garden</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@stephenmbridges/flowers-from-my-garden</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stephenmbridges]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2018 00:55:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVe5Gwb4JV6MkheH8H2gAPQEzK58Sp5h35zYM5rB8nkWuDEWMeJB4CCnmyUkwEbiCpo3aAjubGqan7MG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What I am looking to do on a farm.]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I sell the ancestral farm to get away from the power hungry township politicians who sued me for 3 years to stop me from keeping even 1 hen on 53 acres. I want to buy a place I can use to grow forage]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@stephenmbridges/what-i-am-looking-to-do-on-a-farm</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@stephenmbridges/what-i-am-looking-to-do-on-a-farm</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stephenmbridges]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2018 01:09:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeaFco918R2MJ76uNFvLqF1766ott8BKHyLDpB3Y1VZjwgZ4DdrcjmssZ8ASQPj4LQ9mrb9NboSVv62?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Today is the day (Patriot's Day) America was really born]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today 243 years ago on April 19th, 1775 was the REAL day America was born. In the early morning hours, some 1500 Red-coated soldiers of King George III marched out of Boston under the orders of the Royal]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/americanhistory/@stephenmbridges/today-is-the-day-patriot-s-day-america-was-really-born</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/americanhistory/@stephenmbridges/today-is-the-day-patriot-s-day-america-was-really-born</guid><category><![CDATA[americanhistory]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stephenmbridges]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2018 22:32:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVthqpTJZmwvzsLcvMeG4TU4Gjdfy25kFDtyW8ddtcFzVBWx6tYij4VCkChUyssQqHbyQnu4bddzndQZrby9qDvg3Vkq8uyyVQioDiWLoegACKpmuosMjFRxAiKPAB3SU6N9C?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prepping on a budget: What to do first.  Food]]></title><description><![CDATA[For much of the last 8 years as the economy crashed down I have been living of the stores I put away when times were good. They are pretty much all gone now but it literally saved my live and kept me off]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/prepping/@stephenmbridges/prepping-on-a-budget-what-to-do-first-food</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/prepping/@stephenmbridges/prepping-on-a-budget-what-to-do-first-food</guid><category><![CDATA[prepping]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stephenmbridges]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2018 02:57:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVfB5WosaZcFZ2PQ5CA2QCX315KcQ92ucJRc2YcjFzrnoPVyNgEd5d82hNhXzCZCM3tvGafVRcpPfnxE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Growing flowers in my garden]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every year my grandmother taught me to always plant flowers in our gardens. She said that way we could share with the Bees. I have every year even if all I can plant is a pot of flowers. 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You can harvest the flower buds and add them to salads and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/redbud/@stephenmbridges/redbud-a-small-tree-with-many-uses</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/redbud/@stephenmbridges/redbud-a-small-tree-with-many-uses</guid><category><![CDATA[redbud]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stephenmbridges]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2018 22:33:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVev2FmQWLpWhKBhCWNzEyaV1MztG5vqEAyV6RaP4UwHHxt27RxgzKWGdxh1bRDbHEucJ1rwhdiWtTUS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[As spring approaches a fun recipe for your liliac blossoms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lilacs are not only one of my favorite spring flowers having not only beautiful flowers most spring but also like many flowers have abundant and edible flowers. A delicious recipe to preserve the aroma]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@stephenmbridges/as-spring-approaches-a-fun-recipe-for-your-liliac-blossoms</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@stephenmbridges/as-spring-approaches-a-fun-recipe-for-your-liliac-blossoms</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stephenmbridges]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2018 02:43:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVg8V17uzbVS4KkAAGc1WhFPLkyVdKvQDDMEQvSE63k8UGxn1wd8nDbfVxk6dR2LCJJwnGbXTSc4tYH4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Permaculture,  Restorative Agriculture and cattle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cattle gazing across the landscape moved and controlled with portable electric fence are the main harvesting and landscape control system in the type of permaculture I want to practice on the new farm.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/permaculture/@stephenmbridges/permaculture-restorative-agriculture-and-cattle</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/permaculture/@stephenmbridges/permaculture-restorative-agriculture-and-cattle</guid><category><![CDATA[permaculture]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stephenmbridges]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2018 03:07:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVdyapttYQiFTwFD1P9PBwP2upxo1FEkXfaso47Ay6X4oT8o8SZx52xByCVj9nFQ66iTLcR2fRQVkjoU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am out looking/ still dreaming to buy a farm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the summer I am selling the old family homestead. After some 170 plus years I am being driven to move by the ever increasing urbanization. Three years ago the township I live in sued me to prevent]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homestead/@stephenmbridges/i-am-out-looking-still-dreaming-to-buy-a-farm</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homestead/@stephenmbridges/i-am-out-looking-still-dreaming-to-buy-a-farm</guid><category><![CDATA[homestead]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stephenmbridges]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 04:57:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVg8Rtkwb3oPY1qUkPyDj6EzxiSyUc9WHcG8xPED7wbGRDcDsnyAF5TSvBceHfjPg2wJswtCFXovndae?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[If the gun grabbingLeft suspends the Second Amendment what will be the Result?]]></title><description><![CDATA[If a government claiming to act within it's powers rescinds, suspends, or alters in any way, any part of the Bill of Rights, that government No Longer is Legitimate or legal and ALL TRUE American Patriots]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/secondamendment/@stephenmbridges/if-the-gun-grabbingleft-suspends-the-second-amendment-what-will-be-the-result</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/secondamendment/@stephenmbridges/if-the-gun-grabbingleft-suspends-the-second-amendment-what-will-be-the-result</guid><category><![CDATA[secondamendment]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stephenmbridges]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2018 02:05:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVfB5WosaZcFZ2PQ5CA2QCX315KcQ92ucJRc2YcjFzrnoPVyNgEd5d82hNhXzCZCM3tvGafVRcpPfnxE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Grandmother's Rain lillies in bloom]]></title><description><![CDATA[My grandmother had these bulbs, she called them "Rain Lilies " They are a sensitive or tropical bulb but by taking them in each winter we have kept two pots alive. Each spring after the danger]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@stephenmbridges/my-grandmother-s-rain-lillies-in-bloom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@stephenmbridges/my-grandmother-s-rain-lillies-in-bloom</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stephenmbridges]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2018 00:27:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVefUcCjuvXxvuGRYiMzdzDkS8mAheMGoxVf8TQiTGqCCzFCZFiyGhaYxfXuF4s3etmGp9YQLLLocPMp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A beautiful farm]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of my favorite things to do each summer is to take my camera and go for a car ride out in the country. Last summer While I was on one such ride I came across this farmyard. 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I marvel each new dawn,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@stephenmbridges/sunrise</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@stephenmbridges/sunrise</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stephenmbridges]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2018 01:46:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVegzVzV3AacRunYHpfGxNiVCz44bivgVswCycjXdnMB8AGF9185MrnaShHcxcFZenJzvW8wEnN9HogS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>