<?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 08:20:14 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/sandsculpture/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A load o' rubbish - sand sculpture]]></title><description><![CDATA[Preamble Is it just me, or have we forgotten about that whole environmental apocalypse thing we were facing? I remember the days when respect for the world around us was the most important thing we had]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-156509/@ammonite/a-load-o-rubbish-sand-sculpture</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-156509/@ammonite/a-load-o-rubbish-sand-sculpture</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-156509]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ammonite]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:24:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/368La1qZAv72RG89Ykz1K26o1unJwufF2WFMbYop7HGnPff7PFbFno6WaSNxfgu7D5i9ftqJM5VdGrQiHHvspSwG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Down the farm]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am going to ease myself back into posting. I will admit that finding the time to write has become much more difficult since my wife's passing. Having all the responsibility to run a house, raise our]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-156509/@ammonite/down-the-farm</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-156509/@ammonite/down-the-farm</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-156509]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ammonite]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 21:16:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/368La1qZAv72RG89Ykz1K26o1unJwufF2WFMbYop7HGnPff7PFbFfCbr8q9Ln4mv8NTrpoyxpxUPE4KraaUfTz6r?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seal Recue Ireland - sand sculpture]]></title><description><![CDATA[This will be the last of this type of post for a while ( happily). Another one-day demonstration carve with some workshops thrown into the mix. I had cut back on my international travel in 2018 to spend]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-156509/@ammonite/seal-recue-ireland-sand-sculpture</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-156509/@ammonite/seal-recue-ireland-sand-sculpture</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-156509]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ammonite]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2024 21:37:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/368La1qZAv72RG89Ykz1K26o1unJwufF2WFMbYop7HGnPff7PFbFXLE9QXBBkbMKLj3TqKFtvK8B19csxhuTJWES?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sand Sculpture race - sand sculpture]]></title><description><![CDATA[Looking back over my last few sand sculpture posts I see that all the sculptures I shared were just quick one-day demonstration pieces, nothing more than 3D sketches and not what I would call real sand]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-156509/@ammonite/sand-sculpture-race-sand-sculpture</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-156509/@ammonite/sand-sculpture-race-sand-sculpture</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-156509]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ammonite]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 22:02:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/368La1qZAv72RG89Ykz1K26o1unJwufF2WFMbYop7HGnPff7PFbFXLDLjJ2337XHNt2cfb9tsNWNx81GBsVnrKLS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Cute hoor - sand sculpture]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was late in the evening when I arrived in Ballyheigh, County Kerry after driving three hours, straight from a day's work. I was knackered and fell into my hotel room bed without any food. It was a nice]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-156509/@ammonite/the-cute-hoor-sand-sculpture</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-156509/@ammonite/the-cute-hoor-sand-sculpture</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-156509]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ammonite]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 21:44:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/368La1qZAv72RG89Ykz1K26o1unJwufF2WFMbYop7HGnPff7PFbFXLCYKx4rPxhbxasAzS3jkBLYpqtFJoVyoXJe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wildlife in the park - sand sculpture]]></title><description><![CDATA[This will be a short post as I don't have many interesting images of the sculpture. And, as I remember, I never even finished it due to bad weather. I had been double booked with this project in Saint]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-156509/@ammonite/wildlife-in-the-park-sand-sculpture</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-156509/@ammonite/wildlife-in-the-park-sand-sculpture</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-156509]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ammonite]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2024 22:06:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/368La1qZAv72RG89Ykz1K26o1unJwufF2WFMbYop7HGnPff7PFbFXLC8Xr7cMVqrmfRNYqtCM29Hp3zgcg7R68AS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coming out of their shell - sand sculpture]]></title><description><![CDATA[As I watch my son grow I wonder what his future will be. As a parent, I try to nurture his interests and not pressure him too much about the academic side of things. Luckily he seems to already have that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-156509/@ammonite/coming-out-of-their-shell-sand-sculpture</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-156509/@ammonite/coming-out-of-their-shell-sand-sculpture</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-156509]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ammonite]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2024 21:27:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/368La1qZAv72RG89Ykz1K26o1unJwufF2WFMbYop7HGnPff7PFbFXLBL3Ms4AxqDEL6A5G3mhvtTRS19c4mDRnpn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Battle of the Bay - sand sculpture]]></title><description><![CDATA[It has been a while since I shared a sand sculpture. I have keeping things in Chronological order and had other projects to write posts about that I made in the start of 2018. 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