<?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 01:24:11 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/photographydac/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Absolutely Fabulous Yellow Roses | Pollard Park 🇳🇿]]></title><description><![CDATA["Absolutely Fabulous" is the name given to this yellow roses in Pollard Park, so thought the roses are fabulously beautiful and should be the title of my post about it. A tough one on my colleague,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@joetunex/absolutely-fabulous-yellow-roses-or</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@joetunex/absolutely-fabulous-yellow-roses-or</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[joetunex]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 04:20:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZqpiCzHMF4JZWVBBSEnGDjM66i2nFib2LkP3isNkCdzr59VaLhk2sUuhBw4ryLof1LDghHpTFrhrSnpvSyZ4cn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peaceful Encounter With Oamaru Penguins 🐧  🇳🇿]]></title><description><![CDATA[With over 40 photos taken during my encounter with the penguins 🐧 in Oamaru that has caused me to be lazy towards sharing the photos, I have managed to delete some and the photos are now 23 making it]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@joetunex/peaceful-encounter-with-oamaru-penguins</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@joetunex/peaceful-encounter-with-oamaru-penguins</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[joetunex]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 04:22:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZqtBzAQUxw1jmbdAeu1t3C54GMHF7D88UhRPLLFMqyvZkcKZ4tpQLmMuQjewrFhNZcoaKMY787UzxZSLQyCEjx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Completing the Loop | Walking Through Link Park, Motueka 🇳🇿]]></title><description><![CDATA[It feels good to embark on a walking loop and have it completed. 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