<?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>Tue, 19 May 2026 05:23:54 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@valth/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[See you on Hive]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have largely been inactive on Steem in the past 12 months, but I still lurk around here a few times a week. However, this will likely be one of the last times I use the Steem blockchain, because I will]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive/@valth/see-you-on-hive</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive/@valth/see-you-on-hive</guid><category><![CDATA[hive]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[valth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2020 11:17:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Using selective breeding to create new color morphs of Ancistrus sp.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have been very fascinated with fishkeeping lately, as some of you have might seen from the few posts I have been publishing in the last six months. One particular thing that I find very interesting about]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/aquarium/@valth/using-selective-breeding-to-create-new-color-morphs-of-ancistrus-sp</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/aquarium/@valth/using-selective-breeding-to-create-new-color-morphs-of-ancistrus-sp</guid><category><![CDATA[aquarium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[valth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2019 09:47:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QBt9MXeXNdDuyd4Bmd63j7zJymDTWgdcJjnzfFNGcByNg6VNbCDUYXTuQhTwR8XjADpmevhru87vKCoA1Jd86B1PWE5iQsN8B3aiqovmFVQCkFif4hUr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[New fish: Corydoras adolfoi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Corydoras adolfoi is a fish species that has been on my wish list for a long time, and I'm super happy to finally have a small school of them in my aquarium. I was able to pick them up for a fairly reasonable]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/aquariums/@valth/new-fish-corydoras-adolfoi</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/aquariums/@valth/new-fish-corydoras-adolfoi</guid><category><![CDATA[aquariums]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[valth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2019 20:20:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmoXfeyt2EuKCaT135Ysf7bbHEPQokHkJ2UPBkxo8KR6D5pcBsV2Gsad2DKH3A?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photo: Guess I won't pick any mushrooms here this year]]></title><description><![CDATA[I feel like all my good mushrooms spots are getting chopped down for lumber these days. This small patch of previously pine forest was filled to the brink with Hydnum repandum, so I could go there and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@valth/photo-guess-i-won-t-pick-any-mushrooms-here-this-year</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@valth/photo-guess-i-won-t-pick-any-mushrooms-here-this-year</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[valth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 30 Jun 2019 08:54:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovTbh4P4NsZfxuwPX5XDdETjB9SrEEFJDTisKTBBthCxDa447MmXNeZdPxBvRG3PMf1rhq4hx94hDJVdnwLccGpRt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is happening with Busy.org?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I usually start my morning routine with checking the Steem blockchain, and I have been using Busy.org for that purpose for a long time now. However, that didn't happen today, and I was instead greeted]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@valth/what-is-happening-with-busy-org</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@valth/what-is-happening-with-busy-org</guid><category><![CDATA[busy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[valth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 29 Jun 2019 09:22:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVJ2SVhDmmumdPfnVEcahMce9nMwwksSDdRvRpFx6wvk2yuDZ7EGRhrQrML6iQS7kqc5kcFK3TGeFbLieJUbAfe63Q6YJPn3GeuoRrAXcxmKDtJ3TGS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photo: Ancistrus sp. L144]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ancistrus sp. L144 is a man-made species from the bristlenose pleco. A lot of hobbyists and scientists have tried to look for this in the wild, but it seems likely that this fish has been made by selective]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/animals/@valth/photo-ancistrus-sp-l144</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/animals/@valth/photo-ancistrus-sp-l144</guid><category><![CDATA[animals]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[valth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jun 2019 16:14:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmp8W1wjj4d48s1vj9rNctVe6YJVfqUuP7EwwYgLngR3eezX9tCxY8twJabLf6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Testing out PALNet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you tried PALNet yet? It's a new UI for the Steem blockchain, but with a twist compared to the traditional UIs like Busy, Steemit or SteemPeak; in addition to giving users who interact there STEEM,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/palnet/@valth/testing-out-palnet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/palnet/@valth/testing-out-palnet</guid><category><![CDATA[palnet]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[valth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2019 12:09:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQXiahG2DryDc6WMsWLCzS6gUDDDpZ5FxeW7mcJmDQtdWjqSPpADG1MaByo56ekT9iYkXDEnvaa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photo: Foggy woods]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is something special about being deep in the forest when the fog turns up out of nowhere like this. 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She looks so different now compared to just a year ago, but then again,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@valth/i-can-t-believe-that-it-s-already-a-year-since-i-got-wilma</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@valth/i-can-t-believe-that-it-s-already-a-year-since-i-got-wilma</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[valth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2019 12:32:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmkvt5rgXxPrnX3gt9JoAK4LEgddxSFaFxVGMhwRFTAtLC6kyP3xmLwKiX2aLh?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SNAX authentication post]]></title><description><![CDATA[I want to link my Steem account with my account on Snax blockchain using Please, create Snax account for me! 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You guys would not believe how fast the two rabbits can eat a wheelbarrow full of grass though,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/animals/@valth/photo-the-best-way-to-deal-with-waste-from-the-garden</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/animals/@valth/photo-the-best-way-to-deal-with-waste-from-the-garden</guid><category><![CDATA[animals]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[valth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 08 Jun 2019 08:51:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmjEyNLxzq3dk3mC1GhdMPYtP23u61oV3G9mX58Cb3eTG1p5vVAxjHqUJ2Aj7h?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I love meeting these guys when I'm running ]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are lots of farm animals close to where I live these days, but these pigs are really beginning to become one of my favorite farm animals to meet. They are always curious when I run past them, in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/animals/@valth/i-love-meeting-these-guys-when-im-running-ikmtmndp</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/animals/@valth/i-love-meeting-these-guys-when-im-running-ikmtmndp</guid><category><![CDATA[animals]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[valth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2019 12:13:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVtYhc8EyUCS1n2TpsbpKuDhBkZTQTi2NsGVP3cuDYfbsXixEyYhtsY3PEwcZowLwg2M4EMDGhFvpZsRFck7yzq9VJLz2j8z4MZvayAK99DG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photo: Spring is a great time for forest runs]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is no time like the spring to get out into the forest and enjoy the life that is popping up. The negative side of it is all the rain, but I do get kind of used to it after a while. I have been trying]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@valth/photo-spring-is-a-great-time-for-forest-runs-zlzoeo49</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@valth/photo-spring-is-a-great-time-for-forest-runs-zlzoeo49</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[valth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2019 08:36:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVtYhc8EyUCS1n2TpsbpKuDhBkZTQTi2NsGVP3cuDYfbsXixV1fhgkos9yQuem91PaKCe1jR8oPUKQvDsPVcTMJDZmSdpFn4B9c1XJPLV9HQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The newest members in my aquarium: Ancistrus sp. L-144]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have always been a fan of Ancistrus sp. L-144 catfish in aquariums, but it's been a while since I owned some of them. 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I guess]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@valth/i-will-be-trying-to-do-some-microblogging-from-now-on</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@valth/i-will-be-trying-to-do-some-microblogging-from-now-on</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[valth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2019 08:36:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmjczp7s6STq6dviV41dif74EppAZAfNrT6RV4dYCe69JoUPnhoAQ4R6dpVAgQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photo: The first plants of the year]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of my favorite activies in spring is to plant seeds and see the first plants begin to pop up as the days are getting warmer. 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