<?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, 29 Apr 2026 06:54:45 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@venusdehilo/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Cold Water Lake: A Gift from the Volcano]]></title><description><![CDATA["The eruption of Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980, created a lahar or debris avalanche that rushed down the North Fork of the Toutle River, burying the whole valley up to 600 feet (180 m) deep. 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It's hard to go wrong: coffee + ice is the basic formula, but why not aim higher than "not wrong"? ]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@venusdehilo/how-to-make-great-iced-coffee-at-home</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@venusdehilo/how-to-make-great-iced-coffee-at-home</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[venusdehilo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2016 18:05:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BRWJ2XuBRXQxQtwjkpK59RMNMgNesD98bpPy6AErSmdAQBpr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How We Became Olympians: a story about trusting intuition]]></title><description><![CDATA[A year ago, after living in Hawaii for 16 years, my husband and I made the difficult decision to return to the mainland US. There were some practical reasons (business and family considerations), but the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@venusdehilo/how-we-became-olympians-a-story-about-trusting-intuition</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@venusdehilo/how-we-became-olympians-a-story-about-trusting-intuition</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[venusdehilo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2016 15:27:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BRWJ2XuBRXQxQtwjkpK59RMNMgNesCQLGh2rViMpViKyhgar?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnow Bait: my Steemit Art Challenge entry]]></title><description><![CDATA[My entry in the Steemit Art Challenge: "Minnow Bait". Watercolor and marker on paper.  Here's how it went: 1) It's a lovely day. 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