<?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 17:06:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/beninnature/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Cotonou at Dusk: When the Sky Becomes a Painting An evening walk through the streets of Cotonou, Republic of Benin]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a moment in Cotonou, somewhere between 6 and 7 in the evening, when the city does something extraordinary. It stops pretending to be ordinary. The sun, tired from a full day of work, begins its]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cotonou/@drjpeg/cotonou-at-dusk-when-the</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cotonou/@drjpeg/cotonou-at-dusk-when-the</guid><category><![CDATA[cotonou]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[drjpeg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 19:39:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW3w55E9m2dpuZgVrNq2aY9kJNmZXqbMHPdHD93QBsDdZ73sfDmP5uTMVeR85nH5VEd47qeuxBwqY6CpaiHi8Luaj36CwmtN1bN2KQeTKAbY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cotonou from Above: The City Between Sky and Sea A panoramic view of downtown Cotonou and the port, Republic of Benin]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are places in a city that give you access to something rare: the full picture. That day, standing high on a building in the heart of Cotonou, I had the privilege of seeing my city differently. No]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cotonou/@drjpeg/cotonou-from-above-the-city</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cotonou/@drjpeg/cotonou-from-above-the-city</guid><category><![CDATA[cotonou]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[drjpeg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 20:37:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmawcDC8P3sPmmcZQKeBQUgqLS8VnmeU1mdGDNUrkR8Hvz/1778857335195.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Oueme River: Where Life and the River Become One A second field discovery along the banks of the Oueme River, commune of Ouinhi, Tohoues district, Benin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Returning to the banks of the Oueme River felt like picking up a conversation that had never truly ended. The river had more to say, and I was ready to listen. This second visit brought me deeper into]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ouemeriver/@drjpeg/the-oueme-river-where-life</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ouemeriver/@drjpeg/the-oueme-river-where-life</guid><category><![CDATA[ouemeriver]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[drjpeg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 13:58:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmXdXSTMPKJQFZwHmG3XoFHNAxwryXyLdNALbaVgzQvdRe/1778252454170.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Oueme River,The Living Soul of Benin. A field discovery in the commune of Ouinhi, Tohoues district]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are places in this world that do not announce themselves with grandeur, yet strike you with a quiet, overwhelming beauty the moment you set foot in them. The commune of Ouinhi, in the Tohoues district]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ouemeriver/@drjpeg/the-oueme-river-the-living</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ouemeriver/@drjpeg/the-oueme-river-the-living</guid><category><![CDATA[ouemeriver]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[drjpeg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 10:40:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmZqLax5xbEgQ3ChtFfRMotCBrHBQ2aj2AojHuwY6xFqgm/1778146052569.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item></channel></rss>