<?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 21:39:18 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@steven-patrick/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Best spring day yet!]]></title><description><![CDATA[We had a lovely day today in Vermont! Temperature topped 60F for the first time this spring. Our crocuses (or croci 🤔) opened up again. The yellow ones are back in addition to some purple ones. Hopefully]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@steven-patrick/best-spring-day-yet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@steven-patrick/best-spring-day-yet</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steven-patrick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:54:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNbFzApDTmvFYJczLb7FJz3TaMfBugj2yXk3F9jqXD1QjJ75qjvBoySRntuiQ5nyqAYcc6BcsQ2FgPC9GTY8Beqi3jaSGKTJJSmuikw8PUJaDt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Crocus of season]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our first crocus opened this week! Lots of bulbs are pushing up through the ground now that the snow is almost completely gone. It reached 60F one day this week. 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