<?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 13:48:55 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@vwd/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Cheeze, Please!]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a vegan, two of the most common questions I hear are, "was it hard to give up cheese?" and "is it difficult living with a non-vegan?" Not at all, and not really. It wasn't hard at]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@vwd/cheeze-please</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@vwd/cheeze-please</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vwd]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2018 19:24:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRfvmtd53nmEJ94xpKydwmbSC5H5svBACH7xrfR5TSwLev929RiNQMjSZBy45nF4dmdCLpobzC5BTNWSmXde6HFTErucTt9JKzbcRCR66UPCHYgyUhzs1PuJxQU1DP2N?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Idaho in Photos]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here are a few pictures from my recent trip to Ceour d'Alene and Sandpoint, Idaho.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@vwd/northern-idaho-in-photos</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@vwd/northern-idaho-in-photos</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vwd]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jul 2018 22:38:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRfvmtd53nmEJ94xpKydwmbSC5H5svBACH7ymzWkFwFCYQ3nuDVakuFe6J6v8SV65jyirARVGUR5kMvgY52e2kgz7LaMRkfZxxigiNP5bAwhnYeRdXYuUBiQ24zjXdcz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inquisitive Doggies]]></title><description><![CDATA[As I scrolled through my photos looking for something to write about, I came across this recent picture of my baby girls. 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