<?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, 22 Apr 2026 15:03:12 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/orkney/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Adventures are forever😊😊😊    I​ love Edinburgh Scotland❤️  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello friends I hope you will fine everyone 💓 Just some happy snaps from our recent trip to Scotland. My sister and I did a road trip of Scotland, in total about a month. Places included Glasgow, Edinburgh,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/stoctland/@chruba/adventures-are-forever-i-love</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/stoctland/@chruba/adventures-are-forever-i-love</guid><category><![CDATA[stoctland]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chruba]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 14:36:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4Zq3pCCfZdCUM1gRscqpLF3WHZM226r5zzcgnrgTzSJ1DefbDfEVNPhA6UpJBPMXZHSkVRujaP1XF3LpJeprtHc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some lovely bottle finds last night whilst looking for other things on the shore.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some lovely bottle finds last night whilst looking for other things on the shore. A nicely encrusted ink bottle and a bottle of Glyco-Thymoline, otherwise known as mouthwash! #Photography #Orkney #Hive]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@ukobong/some-lovely-bottle-finds-last-night-whilst-looking-for-other-things-on-the-shore</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@ukobong/some-lovely-bottle-finds-last-night-whilst-looking-for-other-things-on-the-shore</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ukobong]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2022 22:15:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNu41orizPAUzN3tvmesYWkkxTpfLwDSHPHePMiHvqZGHDoeTj7EDV8gPdGgC6SfXgpZ7eEiMiS7JTjdpuRRCRcMbGqe22d4nBZTs1i3uQEyLTFgSAxQAWGaoxSzcktmEVFDFdrdGtWi64evMWXhphZSE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A surprise today whilst filming seabirds on Hoy]]></title><description><![CDATA[A surprise today whilst filming seabirds on Hoy, noticed some thrashing on the surface. A Harbour Seal eating an Octopus! #Orkney #Photography #Hive]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@ukobong/a-surprise-today-whilst-filming-seabirds-on-hoy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@ukobong/a-surprise-today-whilst-filming-seabirds-on-hoy</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ukobong]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 May 2022 18:19:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2VZXybTSZJq1HdYsB7fJjuW6meDRuV7r8fXfxUUevbpBPZxm2PSVDqPAJ2meiQWBgySLQPBZ1PUmTHPMD2Esc1SwWdmiG4jHz6RLYUcF6rYgMBx4LCvgCwMwdQym4YESFRnwrkVMxmLUKHatUQFaqx9YfSn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Snapshots Of Orkney In The Northern Isles Of Scotland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi Everybody. These shots are from a 2016 trip to the Island of Orkney ,another of my favourite places in all of Scotland. Recently I have been going through my old photo albums , reminiscing about places]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-147010/@celticheartbeat/snapshots-of-orkney-in-the-northern-isles-of-scotland</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-147010/@celticheartbeat/snapshots-of-orkney-in-the-northern-isles-of-scotland</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-147010]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[celticheartbeat]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2022 17:27:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/X37EMQ9WSwsJe8tTA29P34xmQSLC3oKhDQv3mpkbbo6vhGyFojvvAHV3rx4SPo4JNdVe5FfjXGigWUSS5tSf4crgw7JymCTZn8CE2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Hoy to Home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Returning home after a day across the water yesterday, what a beautiful place I live. Was a mixture of a day, sad moments, happy moments, chaotic moments, coffee moments, windy moments and calm moments.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/visitorkney/@sheilajo/from-hoy-to-home</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/visitorkney/@sheilajo/from-hoy-to-home</guid><category><![CDATA[visitorkney]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sheilajo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2020 14:49:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrU6KTuuW27Tq6en5JYHcVeXL6fAJ1RujUw3NULjf8Ndi8n8XFgch7DW3NFeT8ox1VEKKpTvsMd32B9uWQyGCMXim5g?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Swan Loch]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am so much surrounded by beautiful scenery and wildlife that I often take walks out and about and always see something different on a daily basis. Here are a couple of my neighbours I would like to introduce]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127788/@sheilajo/my-jellyfish-friend</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127788/@sheilajo/my-jellyfish-friend</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127788]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sheilajo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 22:47:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqpx5c7Zikd2HFMqywJNqDeZVr22vYLLq3mmDMvC912rHf7nXBKfT9mJ3fDs5wuPpfM9eUAuVwu1EYqoV8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Relax with a jelly fish]]></title><description><![CDATA[Having a nice sunny walk this morning and look who caught my eye. I could have watched him for ages as he looks like he's just enjoying the scenery and also having a relaxing time. Not much going on but]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/jellyfish/@sheilajo/relax-with-a-jelly-fish</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/jellyfish/@sheilajo/relax-with-a-jelly-fish</guid><category><![CDATA[jellyfish]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sheilajo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2020 13:58:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[I live in the best place for a quiet summer]]></title><description><![CDATA[All the problems of businesses round the world struggling during these unpresidented times and I know so many stores where I live have given in to the financial strains of the past few months. Lovely people]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/orkney/@sheilajo/i-live-in-the-best-place-for-a-quiet-summer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/orkney/@sheilajo/i-live-in-the-best-place-for-a-quiet-summer</guid><category><![CDATA[orkney]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sheilajo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2020 15:07:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHT5Fvr9KYC2gxEN3P7oD11Skv4rcBwBZkHvJADQdG8JDU7wSQdeERw5gK4dT2RF4uDaP6jBbpqRwXVFoqELF1Cmr6SixA6VKG7h9dyQMPbW2YpG4xFrr1jrGcRKjUYVU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tonights whisky flight to Valhalla ]]></title><description><![CDATA[@highlandparkofficial The Orkney Single Malt with Viking soul. Highland Park 12yo Highland Park Valkyrie Highland Park 18yo Special thanks to @the_connoisseurs_cabinet for the invitation and also to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/share2steem/@kshiuh/kshiuh-1543655871816-tonights-whisky-flight-to-valhalla-</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/share2steem/@kshiuh/kshiuh-1543655871816-tonights-whisky-flight-to-valhalla-</guid><category><![CDATA[share2steem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kshiuh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2018 09:17:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5JTYhfHc4YoCeQENLeuwphkcnoR5SAdk7vzew7LhgTHG93ScUuywaJ1Cd4ptwkdi1eEGh5XJjokiiatoYHqpCn2UeSy7WSSNpa5iknsejHzBJwYnMop1RJpUYDpajgTrkY7o1h15LcVzEiL23U4SjdLuuuhMbQSZ9v4TahmCaYbFKhagL3Xr9MpLk9Jpf1FYuzTTAhrovqbkdPdQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where have we been?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Me enjoying my holiday in Orkney with Dana Varahi Okay, @dana-varahi and I have not been posting on steem for a couple of months, or working on @blockpress. We had disappeared without notice and if anyone]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blockpress/@antonchanning/where-have-we-been</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blockpress/@antonchanning/where-have-we-been</guid><category><![CDATA[blockpress]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[antonchanning]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2018 13:58:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovUdcji6ZGPA9pLraKdkxpUuM1LY1SeraE9yKSNbXhdv8Zb6qmtakfXopVYWPT42HgPV4sQPd5KBqFehxGHLyWCVU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Orkney Images #6 - Yesnaby Castle]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 35 metre high sea stack Yesnaby Castle was first climbed in 1967.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/orkney/@stromnessian/orkney-images-6-yesnaby-castle</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/orkney/@stromnessian/orkney-images-6-yesnaby-castle</guid><category><![CDATA[orkney]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stromnessian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2018 11:07:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2Snpznz7rwiEdJnR5TARASXq1nvxiHdLUMJ7vEsNzcUgVjtA3nVVFm9RnFwzh3YNvTaiMjoKjJEEPfY268FoJiBdRsC8KNDk1trNLCXZHXv4ZL3rje6gB5CnMaVzU7KtDmJz5wY2FCwQGxxQPzd69QQXAm1jc3u4wqHwovLh84Xi7RtW85mD261oAVLvtJrhYeEPioCmztvJN7fg54r?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Orkney Images #5 - Watch Stone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Not far from the Standing Stones of Stenness, the 5.6m high "Watch Stone" was once one of a pair.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/orkney/@stromnessian/orkney-images-5-watch-stone</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/orkney/@stromnessian/orkney-images-5-watch-stone</guid><category><![CDATA[orkney]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stromnessian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2018 10:30:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRfvmtd53nmEJ94xpKydwmbSC5H5svBACH7ykBQJbTVn9eauWTy8AsvvjtKVZTvCjTJ66kdrjPKNr4Ettr3o2duiN1kd6h4jBBsze5N9PNR1xiCLB9YQEEUSa8c9TqqQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Orkney Images #4 - Standing Stones of Stenness]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Standing Stones of Stenness are stones, that have been standing, in Stenness, for over 5000 years.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/orkney/@stromnessian/orkney-images-4-standing-stones-of-stenness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/orkney/@stromnessian/orkney-images-4-standing-stones-of-stenness</guid><category><![CDATA[orkney]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stromnessian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2018 21:12:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRfvmtd53nmEJ94xpKydwmbSC5H5svBACH814J9mcfHfsWrDwdyr56WLuVZVCw7gdiSneGdUiB8ayGvCwgh7s8aE93Ad8me1B8e6RsJTwz2yaBo4RSB7k6T6UzK29nfg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Orkney Images #3 - Ring of Brodgar]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Ring of Brodgar in Stenness is a stone circle built between 2500-2000BC that originally comprised 60 stones, 27 of which now remain.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/orkney/@stromnessian/orkney-images-2-ring-of-brodgar</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/orkney/@stromnessian/orkney-images-2-ring-of-brodgar</guid><category><![CDATA[orkney]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stromnessian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2018 20:45:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRfvmtd53nmEJ94xpKydwmbSC5H5svBACH7z8v55sTDanbTwwivHXbh3DAA9gcwZ1HK8aLCqGLD35PRZ4winKX5AiKxjgqzZpk5HAYziT1T3Yh6NBWbskks4soBhjAQW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Orkney Images #2 - Earl's Palace]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ruin of the 17th century Earl's Palace, situated next to St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/orkney/@stromnessian/yesnaby-castle-orkney</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/orkney/@stromnessian/yesnaby-castle-orkney</guid><category><![CDATA[orkney]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stromnessian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2018 07:13:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRfvmtd53nmEJ94xpKydwmbSC5H5svBACH7yVmpW4D1XP7mLTNR5XLjzJWSfhDXkaKNJLL9tm2bKyv45rqZq5L8ekwhTftTriJBhPmLGL8nGk4AqJR9VJ88LmCSD3WSz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Orkney Images #1 - St Magnus Cathedral]]></title><description><![CDATA[St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall is Britain's most northerly cathedral.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/orkney/@stromnessian/some-photos-around-were-i-live-in-orkney</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/orkney/@stromnessian/some-photos-around-were-i-live-in-orkney</guid><category><![CDATA[orkney]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stromnessian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 23:43:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRfvmtd53nmEJ94xpKydwmbSC5H5svBACH81CSzkES7NBnEtBPfhQnDHBcs6QA9TZAueVm6YaN91d4AXa6G9NcV5kMT9j29h8mqKUCfLwrWmgq6LCNez8ZK1FARg7ybt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[EXPLORING VULNERABILITY]]></title><description><![CDATA[Being open is a challenging subject in the field of creativity. It’s easy to create a place that becomes safe, even within the parameters of being outside a comfort zone. What is comfortable for one person,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@paturnerlee/exploring-vulnerability</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@paturnerlee/exploring-vulnerability</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[paturnerlee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2018 10:18:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZ6RhD66RUcgopivrU6fAxchnhjMrZBsFsJRH7UNwvmrNTQwxP63hEWNz88HbE7kAiGX4rqWW7G?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Landscape Photography - blues and whites, Orkney islands]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of my favourite beaches on Westray, Orkney I've often sat in this spot watching the seals watch me, bobbing curiously in the shallows Be sure to click on the image to view full screen!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@alice-is/landscape-photography-blues-and-whites-orkney-islands</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@alice-is/landscape-photography-blues-and-whites-orkney-islands</guid><category><![CDATA[landscapephotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alice-is]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 21:36:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeT5JtBQwvcuG3aEK6LDs7q9AVpHTbPKk2FtpfP32PJiGqXBmcJwffeLaVe6TLFnTxfWXUwiUGhoDQr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ColorChallenge - Friday Sky Blue - white sands of Westray]]></title><description><![CDATA[My father lives on a remote Orcadian island called Westray, off the north coast of Scotland. The beaches are pristine and deserted, the sands whiter than anywhere else I've seen in the UK, the waters clear]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@alice-is/colorchallenge-friday-sky-blue-white-sands-of-westray</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@alice-is/colorchallenge-friday-sky-blue-white-sands-of-westray</guid><category><![CDATA[colorchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alice-is]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2018 10:11:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVegPoBdVzrmqdN8bRFuihEf17JE4XnrDncGXyD5uqSmvodpMmifsYsXFmg1s4i8CvCfxMJfaG8XG8xW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Golden Hour Photography - sunset on Westray, Orkney]]></title><description><![CDATA[A winter sunset from the Outer North Isles of Orkney Be sure to click on the image to view full screen! Categorygoldenhourphotography CameraNikon Coolpix P300 LocationWestray, Orkney]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/goldenhourphotography/@alice-is/golden-hour-photography-sunset-on-westray-orkney</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/goldenhourphotography/@alice-is/golden-hour-photography-sunset-on-westray-orkney</guid><category><![CDATA[goldenhourphotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alice-is]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jan 2018 20:30:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVgLZs2ZTQrmSShUvenVCD6E1P2rxtfxu54D34e8JSjKZ62SHk8TjoR4qvQWd7G515JoMTBXLozXS7mp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>