<?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>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:06:39 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/sonorandesert/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Desert Camping]]></title><description><![CDATA[The sun is setting behind the mountains while on a recent boondocking camping trip to the Sonoran Desert in southwest Arizona. Boondocking, also known as dry-camping can be defined as camping with no]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sunset/@billjones/desert-camping</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sunset/@billjones/desert-camping</guid><category><![CDATA[sunset]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[billjones]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2018 16:59:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKd9GJ4T6rkBdeqZw1coQAaQyCUzUF4FozBvW7Z8UGGYt74QmzPUdxNNDwC1k2BZVN4XqQAZcqFRQH9WTE45nbjq4gUJGpWKuZq9AkycXJJfgTRmSzCFB2mhyj2Du8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sonoran Desert]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Sonoran desert is very different than I imagined it to be before it became my new home almost 12 years ago. I am feeling so blessed to have an opportunity to develop my deep connection with this land,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@astraeir/sonoran-desert</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@astraeir/sonoran-desert</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[astraeir]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2018 21:24:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QBt9MXeXNdDuyd4Bmd63j7zJymDTWgdcJjnzhK8iyea1SFy7cBpVFVBnekzo2vALCkBkQRN2dffJzp1CvHCBgQfXRKQodTZsmAF4nzvRLUTYuR9Jd7ka?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[As above so below]]></title><description><![CDATA[What do you see? Where your focus goes? Are you able to notice the exquisite beauty hidden in the present moment? Or is your view distorted by the guilt and shame about the past, and worries about the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@astraeir/as-above-so-below</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@astraeir/as-above-so-below</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[astraeir]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 26 Aug 2018 06:57:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVJ2SVhDmmumdPfnVEcahMce9nMwwksSDdRvYbj59sMcq5xTy4exAg6zrTb5TYkgo4HH3S2EoYX5XJFXJebVZJonqwMaDhxq6FnKb7gEL3xX9zrsJea?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunset at the Saguaro National Park]]></title><description><![CDATA[I felt called today to drive with a friend for the Sunset to Saguaro National Park on the West side of Tucson. There were massive monsoon clouds with lightning and rain moving through pretty close, and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photofeed/@astraeir/sunset-at-saguaro-national-park</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photofeed/@astraeir/sunset-at-saguaro-national-park</guid><category><![CDATA[photofeed]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[astraeir]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2018 07:41:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9U6rXpigEK7tn9b413fWjvTY8USKY7vWvmqmBPGxiwNvBHmRrKGJiCgEfMFfHuG7Xm7nriwGSDiwmg2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beginning of monsoon season is upon us!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am very excited to be back to the Sonoran Desert right for the monsoon season! It is my favorite time here, even with the heat! Father Sky is making love to Mother Earth, co-creating some of truly]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/goldenhourphotography/@astraeir/beginning-of-the-monsoon-season-is-upon-us</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/goldenhourphotography/@astraeir/beginning-of-the-monsoon-season-is-upon-us</guid><category><![CDATA[goldenhourphotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[astraeir]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Jul 2018 04:36:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9Wd22J9SrRTfvj4cZTPiKcKk625i8S1rJHGGA8qPe4haAQNUkduez8yiu3qAzZWFxs4RMmsyVXiZrAi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monsoon Sky]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am very excited about monsoon season approaching in not too long!=) The beauty that unfolds in these vast skies is truly spectacular!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/colourfulphotography/@astraeir/monsoon-sky</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/colourfulphotography/@astraeir/monsoon-sky</guid><category><![CDATA[colourfulphotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[astraeir]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2018 05:22:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9WqvzUGuhN1XrkeFmnQCVtF3KRs9zgYwFgtShGXDrRXyFkUdSW6Abrt3eX6iM1T7KRysGaymJADVHve?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slow Heat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greetings from the Sonoran Desert! We just got some rain after a very dry period and everything is coming to life. It is so wonderful to witness it!! Almost 12 years ago I moved here from Poland, and I]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@astraeir/slow-heat</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@astraeir/slow-heat</guid><category><![CDATA[landscapephotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[astraeir]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2018 22:41:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVJ2SVhDmmumdPfnVEcahMce9nMwwksSDdRvYfaAaXYSN8rDU8tYaU96gVjuyzVfB1nUXxipSJLoQCs4DuUjqVn1mnZfeV5c9vEf9fx5FsqDzsJnjki?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saguaro fruit season in Sonoran desert]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saguaros are the ultimate teachers, in very harsh desert conditions they not only survive but thrive, and they are producing the most delicious fruit that I have ever tasted, nourishing all desert creatures.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@astraeir/saguaro-fruit-season-in-sonoran-desert</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@astraeir/saguaro-fruit-season-in-sonoran-desert</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[astraeir]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2018 19:55:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9VQ9ShN4PhiFwcJ6Fv9AhMuCijo6NkmvMGmsmm7CZJwXGBxDyyv6LaVaNfFTWD8rGaXD9mEFo6UHS5C?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Splendid beauty & magic unfolding in the sky above the Sonoran Desert]]></title><description><![CDATA[Grateful for my intuition, and its strong calling to go out today for the Sunset!;) I felt like I was at the right place, at the right time. So much beauty and magic unfolded!! Morphing cloud formations]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@astraeir/splendid-beauty-and-magic-unfolding-in-the-sky-above-sonoran-desert</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@astraeir/splendid-beauty-and-magic-unfolding-in-the-sky-above-sonoran-desert</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[astraeir]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2018 07:35:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNchGPKLQuxAL7oEwDJ42cT977qXjChTPJg7SKvwW17xarL9YMFfkC88mY4TsK9WMpQuKHWpNcenmPGxJMBG7TAT77ZCd3MPxJxrokPLSPhxp6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jumping Cactus]]></title><description><![CDATA["Jumping Cholla" [Cylindropuntia fulgida] bearing fruit. 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