<?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>Mon, 04 May 2026 06:41:34 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/pussywillow/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[POBphotocontest New Round: CLOSE-UP]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here we have a few close-up pictures of Pussy Willows. They remind me of Q-tips cotton swabs. The name is applied to the North American native deciduous shrub, Salix discolor. Just before the end of Winter,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@thebigsweed/pobphotocontest-new-round-close-up</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@thebigsweed/pobphotocontest-new-round-close-up</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-150329]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thebigsweed]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2024 20:31:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCCBxkF63geenZbE44Ybd2VCaySMGNTWrdFryGu2BjPaYq8rmmc8vSkGkRzHrc76kUpFdRGPiHZduQDAUrQAbGzYKRcX6i5Vvi6moqKsLghv6SJ9SBu37V8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Blooms: Pussywillow, Sweet Violet, and Snowdrops [Garden Photos]]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome! Here is a collection of photos from my garden in February 2021. In February, there is a lot more green things alive this year than previously. We've had such a wet winter, and yet the coldest]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-107082/@creativetruth/winter-blooms-pussywillow-sweet-violet-and-snowdrops-garden-photos</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-107082/@creativetruth/winter-blooms-pussywillow-sweet-violet-and-snowdrops-garden-photos</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-107082]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[creativetruth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2021 04:00:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/X37EMQ9WSwsLaUVnWj5uXRHwjwzR6KfScsHyS24twkWHXTmg7HHYV2YyGQPWRf8Bskw9iLHQ1DSVZY18JZN3bEfxNvb1NKGRNtQ62?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pussywillow Starter 1 of 2: Replanting [Bonsai]]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently, I replanted some of my potted trees. These are the ones that I found were tipping over most frequently on windy days. Even when they tip over, the soil barely spills out, and this tells me the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193614/@creativetruth/pussywillow-starter-1-of-2-replanting-bonsai</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193614/@creativetruth/pussywillow-starter-1-of-2-replanting-bonsai</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193614]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[creativetruth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2020 07:16:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVxiq1Y1uwG9EdbRJnvfPPyF5TaGfdVPSyT4h2r7uowroFkuremzyRkud3SJ9UzURNCn4wtoLKogSBH54NvLhyZ6cckusMfqnm6MzwYePAEJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pussywillow: Full Growth on Display [Bonsai]]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hope nobody is getting tired of my recent splurge of daily bonsai posts. My collection is close to 30 trees or so, and I have plenty more upcoming updates on my little trees. This one is a pussywillow.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193614/@creativetruth/pussywillow-full-growth-on-display-bonsai</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193614/@creativetruth/pussywillow-full-growth-on-display-bonsai</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193614]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[creativetruth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2020 20:00:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVxiq1Y1uwG9EdbRJnvfPPyF5TaGfdVPSyT4h2r7uowroFkuremzyRkud3SJ9UzUR2pfgG8iRizXfBXhGwuc8Z6PVtbCTvYtaHNeKbRnFFXc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cottonwood Wetland Restoration - Phase 1 Complete - Let The Biodiversity Begin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well well well, It took a long time but the major work on the Cottonwood restoration is complete and the pumps are filling the wetland. All that is left is to design the landscape spread the soil and begin]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/permaculture/@solarshutdown/cottonwood-wetland-restoration-phase-1-complete-let-the-biodiversity-begin</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/permaculture/@solarshutdown/cottonwood-wetland-restoration-phase-1-complete-let-the-biodiversity-begin</guid><category><![CDATA[permaculture]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[solarshutdown]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2019 17:31:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eAGLWD4eyoeE7ogqHBjbYZ9PsfxH5j4shaE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pussywillow: Transformers... Bonsai in Disguise [Bonsai]]]></title><description><![CDATA[Enjoy another transformation of a tree I've wired. Perhaps one day it will become a bonsai masterpiece. As a hobbyist, I learn mostly by observation and experimenting, as it gives me real life experience.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bonsai/@creativetruth/pussywillow-transformers-bonsai-in-disguise-bonsai</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bonsai/@creativetruth/pussywillow-transformers-bonsai-in-disguise-bonsai</guid><category><![CDATA[bonsai]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[creativetruth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2019 06:03:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonXkTjiTwb47pe1fNBA7h2thLuaRDQ6SN6TUEBUtNz6M548cweS4fDbqQuDBhETL3Ke1dZKriwpkEX6m3wKV7CksguAEuuYSDLCJt8mpxc6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pussywillows and SoilFloc Pond Sealant - Permaculture Design Elements -One Native and One Purposeful]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pussywillows are popping and the pond needs sealing. I explain the concept and show you how to apply...I think. SoilFloc Pond Sealant Pussy Willow Plant Profile Leah and I are two humans who no longer]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/permaculture/@solarshutdown/pussywillows-and-soilfloc-pond-sealant-permaculture-design-elements-one-native-and-one-purposeful</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/permaculture/@solarshutdown/pussywillows-and-soilfloc-pond-sealant-permaculture-design-elements-one-native-and-one-purposeful</guid><category><![CDATA[permaculture]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[solarshutdown]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2019 03:13:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45ePw1Fkzm34SwbQoYGTTHxuiexof3LAsq1Zg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pussy Willows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Having an off day from work I ventured a bit outside to do the first outside workout of the year and took the chance to take some pictures, too. It's slowly finally starting to feel like spring here, although]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@celestal/pussy-willows</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@celestal/pussy-willows</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[celestal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2019 17:36:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPD4Ewnt81FvEHNPP2xP53f42tk2gyuA5VaQuBbPW5i423mvnJ4xnntJRFrHCh9FZprrRUM9KJegoZWL6N9eaiJjWUqNJeKEWBAFTc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Snip-Snip: Let's trim a small tree [Bonsai]]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blixen, flitzen, murs, and trixens Bites and fleas, furs and mittens Voungen fweep, whirren-bray Lounge and sleep, purr and play If a cat could talk, what would it say? Silly humans, so smart and witty.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bonsai/@creativetruth/snip-snip-let-s-trim-a-small-tree-bonsai</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bonsai/@creativetruth/snip-snip-let-s-trim-a-small-tree-bonsai</guid><category><![CDATA[bonsai]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[creativetruth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2018 07:12:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2PgfHQbPTKydzDtoakdfmeMZ6QFefohaQTL2ob3eRZeGnvF7SHgMinzqvi55EWPEzPhSYw7wMv3kCLLunQUBRnMC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Pruning Strategies for Pussywillow [Bonsai]]]></title><description><![CDATA[This post is a continuation of my bonsai winter pruning and clean-up series, in which I feature a different potted tree in each post, and show what it looks like before and after it gets pruned. Some people]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bonsai/@creativetruth/winter-pruning-strategies-for-pussywillow-bonsai</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bonsai/@creativetruth/winter-pruning-strategies-for-pussywillow-bonsai</guid><category><![CDATA[bonsai]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[creativetruth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2018 07:54:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2dpLidvY3hQ7AcRcWkejGkAEtouC3q7dbsrgtaSB6TFmB9PsfM1oaaDFQfVwLo9R5DP8AuEH1xQeZpAfjU98DXU2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Tree Grooming [Bonsai]]]></title><description><![CDATA[These are my shears. This is the first tool I managed to collect in my bonsai arsenal, and it has served me well over the years. 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