<?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, 15 May 2026 00:10:13 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/ferndale/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Late Summer Llyn-y-Forwyn south Wales]]></title><description><![CDATA[Late summer lilypads cover the Lake of the Damsel, otherwise known as Llyn-y-Forwyn (Welsh) or Darran Lake to the locals (as it is located in Darran Park/Parc Darran in Ferndale, south Wales.) Summer is]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@viking-ventures/late-summer-llyn-y-forwyn-south-wales</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@viking-ventures/late-summer-llyn-y-forwyn-south-wales</guid><category><![CDATA[landscapephotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[viking-ventures]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2018 15:59:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5ShzsKnKF7vqjwxfz8GNQQU7Rv6mDu9Mbhf9eZ573FH9qDHT3Dw9eZhSUeHek3V2ckzapmgAbRu36nhn3BHBnyNkntGnJkugwTSCib8dJUb73QrS2dGutosWbwg9f46RsXK2yDNw9iFcB6pCmgvdh8XY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Summer in Ferndale - Wales]]></title><description><![CDATA[As seen from across the valley, the town of Ferndale in south Wales, also known as Pontyberry in Stella on TV. Despite the usual rain, Ferndale occasionally gets glorious sunny days. (Image available at]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@viking-ventures/summer-in-ferndale-wales</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@viking-ventures/summer-in-ferndale-wales</guid><category><![CDATA[landscapephotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[viking-ventures]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jan 2018 22:21:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJR3iqPxDrevHK3vDeQGnHc8Wj8C8negyc6985CqnZJq1bCFh8KvMkXhRyLFirPSBxpBUwBJFCyGVudd7dYrV4Ahr6QxwHFW85ehyvgK4bxE5RP2WUt1YuP4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Summer at Llyn-y-Forwyn in Wales]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another glorious summer view of Llyn-y-Forwyn, or the Lake of the Damsel in Darran Park, Ferndale, south Wales. (Image available at RedBubble and ImageKind) Lori Aberle Hopkins – photographer at Viking]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@viking-ventures/summer-at-llyn-y-forwyn-in-wales</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@viking-ventures/summer-at-llyn-y-forwyn-in-wales</guid><category><![CDATA[landscapephotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[viking-ventures]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jan 2018 20:14:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs77t7okhozxPrviWugy4fq7RCU1fD4UPs9arvRt77jjcJFqe7Wkrny3qwXg7ZAtxBUwCRDcqb6akeM4d2J5V2LJFuWMpcH4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beside Llyn-y-Forwyn (Lake of the Damsel) in south Wales]]></title><description><![CDATA[A summer view of Llyn-y-Forwyn, or the Lake of the Damsel in Darran Park, Ferndale, south Wales. Although it does rain more there than anywhere else I've lived, we still had some glorious days where the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@viking-ventures/beside-llyn-y-forwyn-lake-of-the-damsel-in-south-wales</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@viking-ventures/beside-llyn-y-forwyn-lake-of-the-damsel-in-south-wales</guid><category><![CDATA[landscapephotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[viking-ventures]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jan 2018 14:41:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs76AKVQh3rsWYQSdHL2ChKahiqrZBt1U1w8zdtW37bcEVTwW1o67DEX12AdXr3im7PB4iX8ZWyQ1nMPFk1hEzHuyT6KyMqQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cherry Trees in the Rhondda]]></title><description><![CDATA[One warm May day, I took the trip up the valley to Maerdy, the next town up the river from us. The cherry trees were beautiful on this day! (Image available at RedBubble and ImageKind) (Image available]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/colorfulphotography/@viking-ventures/cherry-trees-in-the-rhondda</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/colorfulphotography/@viking-ventures/cherry-trees-in-the-rhondda</guid><category><![CDATA[colorfulphotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[viking-ventures]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2018 20:03:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLyAJMrzqHfWLT7YbdgoprDQGwdeDRwrcte4aH8q8yWoxqwXwZ7HCchrdmLiPrieQQxHFrhv3X3FCjSz5sTZierqYX36qq5crYmudNXkk7QBBGBL5JeRp5rgcgW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spy Ferndale - south Wales]]></title><description><![CDATA[One winter morning as I walked up the hill, I spied this gap in the stone wall and had a great view of Ferndale below and across the valley. (Image available at RedBubble and at ImageKind) Lori Aberle]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@viking-ventures/spy-ferndale-south-wales</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@viking-ventures/spy-ferndale-south-wales</guid><category><![CDATA[landscapephotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[viking-ventures]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2018 23:03:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEw1xifwYz2xp7RJEnNpBZq7dn2K5zgh2kSak3MRJTotTwXCPtgQoxXEGLCbfaGLQBW5yA3ZwHM6f2ERzyBRKkY3BrjTroCJyneUUFdfSiTws6n?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ferndale Rhody]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rhododendrons are one of my favorite flowers with their huge gaudy blooms in the late spring/early summer. This particular rhody was in Darran Park (Parc Darran in Welsh) in Ferndale, Wales. 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