<?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, 21 Apr 2026 16:41:30 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/nunavut/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[I am officialy an Observer/Communicator!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I did it! I got certified and now I'm an Observer/Communicator! It has been a long three months, with 11 of those weeks away from home, but it's finally over and I begin my first shift fully on my own]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/canada/@lacking/i-am-officialy-an-observercommunicator</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/canada/@lacking/i-am-officialy-an-observercommunicator</guid><category><![CDATA[canada]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lacking]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:04:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVecs4xkhd5EvhidWEEBnn9tCVDBkBhQpUFvab78MhbU1VtqbNYaV4dnEGeyWU3WyMtAp9kcdQedwf1Nw29saRD1hg9TJxPVC2ydKCQooLaLjrmamznXqg2BYz18xAj4deWXbmrzGE5JkaRVovPAVH9wpi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My New Life as an Arctic Weather Observer: Training in the Northwest Territories]]></title><description><![CDATA[Still North of 60 Hey there Hive, it's yet again been a while since we got to chatting and I did a bit of a life update. I'm still your arctic adventurer, living up in the remote tundra of Nunavut. But]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lacking/my-new-life-as-an-arctic-weather-observer-training-in-the-northwest-territories</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lacking/my-new-life-as-an-arctic-weather-observer-training-in-the-northwest-territories</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lacking]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 17:47:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVecs4xkhd5EvhidWEEBnn9tCVDBkBhQpUFvab78MhbU1VtqbNYaV4dnEGevtcv1NsgtHWEBiHcSuUyZmr1nQ2PbgYtas7MSBPhie6iyY516CRMU2swfqy8s7i4Xu7o3JX2biBE4RaCe2FtPsqcPy3Kcsx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Re-engaging the Hive: My Arctic Comeback]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ahoy It's been a while, hasn't it? Two years, to be exact. It's funny, you'd think in the land of eternal winter and endless sun, time would stand still, but it has a funny way of flying by. For a while]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/canada/@lacking/re-engaging-the-hive-my-arctic-comeback</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/canada/@lacking/re-engaging-the-hive-my-arctic-comeback</guid><category><![CDATA[canada]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lacking]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 01:32:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqtx9JNjBRsKdAPd1JCoryxGNsi85HLu5Dww7RDNggmy5Fgh22Ns7DjVARZx3StffH8jzvBJDmNj1PfzWZYQdLW7RsT9d9rDg7sJAkTAKgpK7muY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Snowmobiling In May]]></title><description><![CDATA[In one of my previous rants I talked about how the terrain of Nunavut made for some amazing springtime snowmobiling. 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The weather in Nunavut is still below freezing, but the melting on the roads has made it time to dig out the ATV we parked in front of our house. As you can see from the above photo, our quad]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/diy/@lacking/mistakes-were-made-chipping-the-atv-out-of-2-feet-of-ice</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/diy/@lacking/mistakes-were-made-chipping-the-atv-out-of-2-feet-of-ice</guid><category><![CDATA[diy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lacking]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2023 12:52:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqtx9JNjBRsKdAPdcrkJKVZWPCL6oQe8BMK9buc2i2azo8LCuGKxCcfUUyVZGDfLcwUMUsvDUmsohsHRzSep3ZnkxW9kt46buKiHQzDUoDZ9QqVx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ice Breaker Bay]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Estonian Ice Breaker and Research Vessel make port in Igloolik's Tutton Bay. 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The plan was to move it up to the back]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cabin/@lacking/its-blue-da-ba-de-da-ba-di</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cabin/@lacking/its-blue-da-ba-de-da-ba-di</guid><category><![CDATA[cabin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lacking]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2022 16:26:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqtx9JNjBRsKdAPdCxFREM3XNLjkisvpL4n1QTN8s3JdYNsa21tL2deTo8rgyPyhkcZchHFqagu5VwxRipeZXjji5UJCTHMHm31DbWvGmzt6PQrr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fractured - The Shattered Rock Of The Arctic Tundra]]></title><description><![CDATA[I bring to you a short, little blog featuring some of the extremely fractured limestone rocks that make up our wonderful Arctic island. 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The bright white face patch against the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@lacking/long-tailed-duck-an-arctic-extreme-diver</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@lacking/long-tailed-duck-an-arctic-extreme-diver</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lacking]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2022 14:08:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVecs4xkhd5EvhidWEEBnn9tCVDBkBhQpUFvab78MhbU1VtqbNYaV4dnEGeyG2iXy9PvHvGxUiijBCzFTJ91iaghLpvfjkgu8EZWHG47BrrvNVXjHkFqm8rKhbfayza1rY6LPYkDCdLKhVL8wDpd9C87FU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our Arctic Getaway.]]></title><description><![CDATA[An update on May's Cabin Trip Hello again, I'm here to talk about some of the updates made to the cabin since my last post about our cabin above the arctic circle. 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