<?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 04:49:17 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/teamengland/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Finding Sun in the Darkness: The Gayatri Mantra as Illumination]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sunset at Jan Juc Beach, courtesy of a friend here How odd it is to be between two worlds - after spending over three months in England's bright sunshine in the hottest Spring on record, I am returning]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-120078/@riverflows/finding-sun-in-the-darkness-the-gayatri-mantra-as-illumination</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-120078/@riverflows/finding-sun-in-the-darkness-the-gayatri-mantra-as-illumination</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-120078]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[riverflows]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2020 23:55:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57stuXpnvnU2ByoTTe7rtyo8v5uYk1kPymfyjguJmftL75385rUncUNSVcTtTtEEmEzw4Czd33DKD2PboNdpzEz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[MISSING IN ACTION: Loss of a friend]]></title><description><![CDATA[A while ago we went for a stroll, we always walk together. It was a pleasant day so we decided to go into town and see what was happening. Since being stuck in quarantine it is something we haven't]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-114105/@biggypauls/missing-in-action-loss-of-a-friend</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-114105/@biggypauls/missing-in-action-loss-of-a-friend</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-114105]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[biggypauls]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2020 08:47:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonZ32EJw6nMctrTQ6kTQ3swaDmbMFvFRUW8NhMoXSreVCaxYBo2e9R7cVZFyRF9S9ZgSWGGHDJ9QzSoUnQgyw47LQyQYyVn8yL1Q1vWdUGe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaving England]]></title><description><![CDATA['Don't go far' - they said For we were leaving within the hour I walk briskly down past the old mill Across the bridge and along the stream My hands dissolve in the running water I have minutes, an hour]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170798/@riverflows/leaving-england</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170798/@riverflows/leaving-england</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-170798]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[riverflows]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2020 04:43:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57stuXpnvnU2ByoTTe7rtyo8v5uYk1kPymfyjguJmftL75385rUncUNSVcTtTtDXYF8rQHd1o9M12m9iYwQ36c6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three Things I Learnt In the Meadow ]]></title><description><![CDATA[An English meadow is far superior to the sunburnt grassplains of my home country in Australia. Whilst you might be forgiven for not seeing the clover for the grass in a long view, to look closely you discover]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-120078/@riverflows/three-things-i-learnt-in-the-meadow</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-120078/@riverflows/three-things-i-learnt-in-the-meadow</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-120078]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[riverflows]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2020 16:04:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57stuXpnvnU2ByoTTe7rtyo8v5uYk1kPymfyjguJmftL75385rUncUNSVcTtTtESP1xTTEdTPhrBQMDxxAyA36v?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Ancient Burial Mound in Somerset: Stony Littleton Long Barrow]]></title><description><![CDATA[English landscapes are full of odd landscape words - barrows and sleights, tors and fords. The most fascinating are the man made bits of the landscape that at first glance, you believe to be natural. Yet]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@riverflows/an-ancient-burial-mound-in-somerset-stony-littleton-long-barrow</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@riverflows/an-ancient-burial-mound-in-somerset-stony-littleton-long-barrow</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-148441]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[riverflows]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2020 19:44:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/X37EMQ9WSwsLaUVnWj5uXRHwjwzR6KfScsHyS24twkWHXTmg7HHYV2ZJtU8LkyhRn2NxcrhAchzdUGhktzVptsNv6s9QZ2Dfx7igE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Help, Team England!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey there, folk of this fair isle. I've been using the #teamengland tag for a while, since I feel like a token English person, what with being married to one and being in lockdown in Somerset and all.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/teamengland/@riverflows/help-team-england</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/teamengland/@riverflows/help-team-england</guid><category><![CDATA[teamengland]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[riverflows]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2020 12:14:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNapwcuMu2eVqMAWvHXhrRrPF8gHr9W4J5eA3Hh9oW6D8oHMCz6TAeAsnC5uRbLJqN4KGDyF2DTLbCjwFQwqc6Gq4UbbHyggCyRHkpPQpiFUtn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kilve Beach: East Quantoxhead, Somerset ]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was kinda strange when Boris eased the restrictions a little here. We kinda felt like dogs too scared to leave the cage. What, we can drive wherever we want for exercise? Feeling the fear, we did it]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-174578/@riverflows/kilve-beach-east-quantoxhead-somerset</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-174578/@riverflows/kilve-beach-east-quantoxhead-somerset</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-174578]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[riverflows]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2020 20:45:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2YRZBi4FZVHeQQfitmdxPPgLtSu1HuSyXtTCpRF9N1ZcMUXDB7ptaErLg3y8UY8qDLWwVd1yMQTCKzrKHS1zFyK9p8oqtep2AES?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family Histories: Looking Into the Past in Somerset ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I thought our English family were all from Yorkshire. My Granddad spoke with a very thick accent til the day he died - being Australian, it was often hard to understand him. I loved my grandparents, and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-174578/@riverflows/family-histories-looking-into-the-past-in-somerset</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-174578/@riverflows/family-histories-looking-into-the-past-in-somerset</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-174578]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[riverflows]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2020 20:07:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57stuXpnvnU2ByoTTe7rtyo8v5uYk1kPymfyjguJmftL75385rUncUNSVcTtTtEtzUcbWo4W81pQFrsxXFhbCB8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Psychic Geography: Maebury Castle, Shepton Mallet]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's a very strange feeling that comes across me in Britain sometimes. 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Whilst veggie boxes seem predominately tuber based - please don't mention potatoes to me - the woods, lanes and hedgerows provide more nutritious]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-120078/@riverflows/foraging-in-the-uk-10-wild-foods-i-m-eating-this-spring</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-120078/@riverflows/foraging-in-the-uk-10-wild-foods-i-m-eating-this-spring</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-120078]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[riverflows]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2020 17:00:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/X37EMQ9WSwsLaUVnWj5uXRHwjwzR6KfScsHyS24twkWHXTmg7HHYV2ZDbu3ucAdhpBRP1fEBG2nnWs45quJgA8ymf5jqf6rwXGxXg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wednesday Walkin':  East Mendip Way, Somerset [Not Too Far from Home]]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday we felt bloody trapped. So trapped that Jamie was looking for flights to Australia every other hour. I was stressing as I don't want to risk a flight home, and don't want to spent two weeks in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/wednesdaywalk/@riverflows/wednesday-walkin-east-mendip-way-somerset-not-too-far-from-home</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/wednesdaywalk/@riverflows/wednesday-walkin-east-mendip-way-somerset-not-too-far-from-home</guid><category><![CDATA[wednesdaywalk]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[riverflows]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2020 19:20:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2YRZBi4FZVHeQQfitmdxR1GrfxuEn3A38BnR8aRUXXPvj8Ey6rQZgNzDQzmpc8vqpiE6WNzgyMKDQeBxVyeeYNpQYrFEet5u3Pc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[England is Coming Home]]></title><description><![CDATA[England is definitely coming home early without the world cup trophy, the game between Croatia was a struggle, the first 5-10min England played really well, good passing, confident long ball passing, good]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/worldcup/@veenang/england-is-coming-home</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/worldcup/@veenang/england-is-coming-home</guid><category><![CDATA[worldcup]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[veenang]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2018 05:26:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQMaLzKC8ciyvtEBsnMf6BpX77RwV3KZXtMHj1SuPsZc4sfXDKuaffDq3HS6eKBRhfGMXgobY5L?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Its Coming Home, Its Coming Home,  Football Coming Home !!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Its almost end of the world cup season with 3 more matches to go. tonight will be the anticipating match of England vs Croatia. 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