<?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, 06 May 2026 05:47:28 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/orionsbeltbuckle-hike/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Only The Good Die Young 👼]]></title><description><![CDATA[1775 Tombstone 👼 • The Old Congregational Burying Ground Stratford, Connecticut, first established in 1678. There are some curious typos on a few of the tombstones and this particular one has several.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/smartphonephotography/@orionsbeltbuckle/only-the-good-die-young</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/smartphonephotography/@orionsbeltbuckle/only-the-good-die-young</guid><category><![CDATA[smartphonephotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[orionsbeltbuckle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 09 Jun 2019 00:08:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVJ2SVhDmmumdPfnVEcahMce9nMwwksSDdRvaBnErkK7po8YYiD5vJbAG4zpfPbvPENoiGAyP3Nd8vKVhmd3VbMmbKYJ3JvLmyZSV2oym3AqEptzf6v?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[1734 Tombstone 💀 Stratford, CT USA Olde Colonial Graveyard 4]]></title><description><![CDATA[Silent Witnesses of Eternity... The olde downtown cemetary in Stratford, Connecticut.. Found this really nice winged skull design so finely engraved.. on an amazingly well cut and polished slab. Hard to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/smartphonephotography/@orionsbeltbuckle/1734-tombstone-stratford-ct-usa-olde-colonial-graveyard-4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/smartphonephotography/@orionsbeltbuckle/1734-tombstone-stratford-ct-usa-olde-colonial-graveyard-4</guid><category><![CDATA[smartphonephotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[orionsbeltbuckle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2019 18:57:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBM2jscGd4Sszpv94XxHH2uqxMY9z21vaqHt4hDtmRfJp6aaHtxsQTS8Lrr9E7jqdasA4LruSRQUK5xJGP6fPSBaCbFCy6tyVkdurYBGS5VeLTmSdshdFC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[1726 Tombstone 👼 Stratford, CT USA Olde Colonial Graveyard 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peeking over the top of these two perfectly aligned tombstones I gaze across Centuries... Just off of Main Street in downtown Stratford, Connecticut.. Look at the streaks of color through the slate in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/smartphonephotography/@orionsbeltbuckle/1726-tombstone-stratford-ct-usa-olde-colonial-graveyard-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/smartphonephotography/@orionsbeltbuckle/1726-tombstone-stratford-ct-usa-olde-colonial-graveyard-3</guid><category><![CDATA[smartphonephotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[orionsbeltbuckle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2019 18:02:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBM2jscGd4Sszpv94XxHH2uqxMY9z21vaqHt5CnDMc5y9ENDAFdfF1nFjqgcvEF3LCLV2Z2ibgWTR39hJkQjgSxXxb9fpnTcAp4Bchm5qUKirYAy2GbJMU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[1747 Tombstone 🌞 Stratford, CT USA Olde Colonial Graveyard 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just off of Main Street in downtown Stratford, Connecticut you’ll find an olde cemetary dating back 300 years... this guy was born in 1695! The inscription reads: Here lie the Remains of Mr. JOSEPH PRINCE]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/smartphonephotography/@orionsbeltbuckle/1747-tombstone-stratford-ct-usa-olde-colonial-graveyard-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/smartphonephotography/@orionsbeltbuckle/1747-tombstone-stratford-ct-usa-olde-colonial-graveyard-2</guid><category><![CDATA[smartphonephotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[orionsbeltbuckle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2019 05:14:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiFU89taP2MgKXzwntUGAvkoQiKU7VxyD37q997co57Npw3hEGTghJjcRLw25CstKL3KhbFWTp6ycDjBqCDXamNaZFQ1oSfXXHddYbTKVQEcoFVkA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[1771 Tombstone 🌞 Stratford, CT USA Olde Colonial Graveyard 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just off of Main Street in downtown Stratford, Connecticut you’ll find an olde cemetary dating back 300 years... I came upon this unusual 5-person tombstone from 1771.. all young children. The inscription]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/smartphonephotography/@orionsbeltbuckle/1771-tombstone-stratford-ct-usa-olde-colonial-graveyard-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/smartphonephotography/@orionsbeltbuckle/1771-tombstone-stratford-ct-usa-olde-colonial-graveyard-1</guid><category><![CDATA[smartphonephotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[orionsbeltbuckle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2019 04:27:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiFU89taP2MgKXzwntUGAvkoQiKU7VxyD37q9344pyhVUtN8xoziekdhkFfviLw7M7L9HUNWyi3XadBJXBcvXLB7Nn1bcjgiwpkBEDKH6CHp2CfG2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Army of Canada Geese on the March]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sherwood Island State Park, Westport, CT Take a gander at this.. I’ve never seen an army of... dino-birds. Musta been a coupla hundred individuals all marching together in a line stretching 100s of feet.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/smartphonephotography/@orionsbeltbuckle/an-army-of-canada-geese-on-the-march</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/smartphonephotography/@orionsbeltbuckle/an-army-of-canada-geese-on-the-march</guid><category><![CDATA[smartphonephotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[orionsbeltbuckle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2018 18:56:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45dwtVqtkDjHquscYEKaj9sS1rpsruxfYwoA6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Return to the Woods • part 5: Weird Neural Web]]></title><description><![CDATA[Atop a huge pile of megalithic-sized boulders was this little area with a really sparkly web... The Sun was overhead and slightly behind the subject... so the web was mostly in shadow with the higher areas]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@orionsbeltbuckle/return-to-the-woods-part-4-weird-neural-web</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@orionsbeltbuckle/return-to-the-woods-part-4-weird-neural-web</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[orionsbeltbuckle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2018 21:09:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eK78Jb5oD4yEmGSH7avWgBaoo8yGcNSypEi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Return to the Woods • part 4: Reflections & Shadow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Can’t get enough sky reflections.. I was struck by the transition from square-to-hexigon.. I’m not looking at the ground, I’m actually looking upwards.. godda head into the light before the bears come]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@orionsbeltbuckle/return-to-the-woods-part-4-reflections-and-shadow</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@orionsbeltbuckle/return-to-the-woods-part-4-reflections-and-shadow</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[orionsbeltbuckle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2018 20:54:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7258xSVeJbKkzXhyseBP4PYz11eBDT8sW2oR1a4vfVFS6HdJfYb4r48Gaosj9RwPJkNWnKPyyVsduAfvPZ1UTQ27DceEhnM19sLcA5SRWXQJsTPKwH3yc2UrAGSN61CTbFjmUbZfmREQW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Return to the Woods • part 3: Ancient Relics]]></title><description><![CDATA[The lighting was just right to capture the subtle turquoise of this ancient pile of rubble. Although it almost looks like a rough section of stone wall - and these woods do have lots of walls that look]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@orionsbeltbuckle/return-to-the-woods-part-3-ancient-relics</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@orionsbeltbuckle/return-to-the-woods-part-3-ancient-relics</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[orionsbeltbuckle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2018 20:32:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVJ2SVhDmmumdPfnVEcahMce9nMwwksSDdRvUQ1pA4pVvjZSPo4P7gyv1F4yYBDvU6VPJqinM75RmqosXRonEBafBoLjqiY4hXRddfk7v2xNbhbJ13k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Return to the Woods • part 2: Kalmia latifolia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here are some shots of wild Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia) from the deep woods of Redding/Newtown, CT USA. The gnarly meandering trunk/branchings of Mt. Laurel are quite distinctive.. and contrast]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@orionsbeltbuckle/return-to-the-woods-part-2-kalmia-latifolia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@orionsbeltbuckle/return-to-the-woods-part-2-kalmia-latifolia</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[orionsbeltbuckle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2018 19:51:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBM2jscGd4Sszpv94XxHH2uqxMY9z21vaqHt3FMcFn3MSnyrqvMtodjaQRiiZhqb1o2zRBJMnxVEd8wkbCncgVv7538pqP7ZEyVFa8CShkPQBDuxAHKToc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Return to the Woods • part 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey I just noticed how the the circular ripples on the pond’s surface disturbs the reflection of that main central cloud... which itself seems to actually have a ripple texture.. that looks just like the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/smartphonephotography/@orionsbeltbuckle/return-to-the-woods-part-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/smartphonephotography/@orionsbeltbuckle/return-to-the-woods-part-1</guid><category><![CDATA[smartphonephotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[orionsbeltbuckle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 Jun 2018 17:42:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiFU89taP2MgKXzwntUGAvkoQiKU7VxyD37q9Yk88A46bE9b4a1qrcP6R9FtanfPjpuEYjyJJcz4VKfwTCCmzZhwDJotaSwHntYxkBYxj6X1ioYB8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A little sprinkle of rain...]]></title><description><![CDATA[A view from the Derby, CT Greenway.. Looking northwest up the Housatonic River from the Derby side, as the tide pulls the water at a brisk rate even 8 miles from the Long Island Sound. The bluefish and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/smartphonephotography/@orionsbeltbuckle/a-little-sprinkle-of-rain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/smartphonephotography/@orionsbeltbuckle/a-little-sprinkle-of-rain</guid><category><![CDATA[smartphonephotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[orionsbeltbuckle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 Jun 2018 04:44:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCXUWJECrZbvn1NMPj1oFGUo3gYfF3NNPRD9b37tes4vofkyxXTXk1WjuRheqpu7snXfYGY8SpggSyDRAXuV3qMuSE8vSWLPpToGsdUMMfs5Ue46ZjG93krxoVZJnJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Walk in the Woods • part 1 • A Rusty Hulk]]></title><description><![CDATA[My first deep woods hike of the season.. some new turf in northern Redding and the first thing I see... The massive rusted hulk of some strange and forgotten.. truck body? an old bus perhaps? The sheet]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/smartphonephotography/@orionsbeltbuckle/my-walk-in-the-woods-part-1-a-rusty-hulk</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/smartphonephotography/@orionsbeltbuckle/my-walk-in-the-woods-part-1-a-rusty-hulk</guid><category><![CDATA[smartphonephotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[orionsbeltbuckle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2018 04:38:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc18GVREvvsnAjfLwLF5qHHFduNHKinq5L8jTsXcoymFy6dBXNJnnfa2ubmC6GfZxyFVrgwTAbN9jbDo7j9tasGfp8j9sqSoqR7wVa9LCutQD5sQNGv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>