<?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 04:37:01 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/hot/silverbloggers/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Silverbloggers Chronicles - Prompt # 43 Favourite Childhood Story]]></title><description><![CDATA[The SB-Chronicle Prompt #43 With #sb-chronicles... we are posting a question on Mondays, prompting anyone who wants to join in to write their own "Silverblogger" Chronicle for future generations]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@hive-106316/the-silverbloggers-chronicles-prompt-43-favourite-childhood-story</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@hive-106316/the-silverbloggers-chronicles-prompt-43-favourite-childhood-story</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106316]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hive-106316]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:23:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC8BmeEmMLJjZ3Ay6ahoJxHLZyDYPWUpKzAhCGaktPZyJYbJby5h7FKiDuAcb7SAXpvYBavUwyVXPutZE5VLYYr1s4L6Up1Z8VeT1Ps4dzs9vNhQwZyADk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Silverbloggers Chronicles #39 | What subjects did I enjoy most in my youth?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm late again with my anecdotes blog post. So I'll have to hurry again to make up for this month's delay. Well, I won't put it off any longer. What subjects did I enjoy most in my youth? Well, I was obsessed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@janaveda/the-silverbloggers-chronicles-39-or-what-subjects-did-i-enjoy-most-in-my-youth</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@janaveda/the-silverbloggers-chronicles-39-or-what-subjects-did-i-enjoy-most-in-my-youth</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106316]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[janaveda]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 03:09:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yennAPgDqZBgE4jiGVDyiCmJ2ynahS1UAGBrRoMcx5731SoJuVgTENqTPgKNoFo4ZFNRYsyT33jfbFdUhVYtXCGhobwVHAFmaJJVBABYZLuN1z1HU3Rx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Tactile Journey to Celia and the Grimms.]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are memories that do not enter through the eyes, but remain etched on the fingertips. For many, childhood is a colourful photo album; for me, my first ten years were a choreography of textures, sounds]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@amigoponc/my-tactile-journey-to-celia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@amigoponc/my-tactile-journey-to-celia</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106316]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amigoponc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:08:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvGBHDnRaj2z6FsL6XEQR3pnqa26GnVTpPooouBmBoFXyrRGe811VfSJ2jrrjRs418oDGXkbN4Q4oaw7E31pkLPaJByZZDo8urRHeq3k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Road Tripping and Other Things]]></title><description><![CDATA[We’ve been properly racking up the miles on the new Model Y as well as taking advantage of the 30-day free trial of Full Self Driving these past few weeks. 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No recuerdo bien en que año fue, pero me imagino que tenia unos 11 años de edad.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@carolinacardoza/la-primera-vez-que-conoci-el-mar-the-first-time-i-saw-the-ocean</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@carolinacardoza/la-primera-vez-que-conoci-el-mar-the-first-time-i-saw-the-ocean</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106316]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carolinacardoza]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:02:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao45kGEB1kRY9cJBFGQnrPp2qChGHkgVjzu1y6XFCd4yc32AoTypWEYF7yqYVraAVjt9bsEGmjxD22TRc5edYaMyGdLcd5bCxbaeTNEdEohquxLXX1XNdHmoxhQzEZUhu5BYZFEeNxWLZvoCCenZFLF3KBcpBgJthMFpeqU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A juvenile Harrier Hawk landed.]]></title><description><![CDATA[There was no way that I could get around a palm tree to get the sun behind me. 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I don't think it's bad]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@markone85/green-desert-or-field-of-life</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@markone85/green-desert-or-field-of-life</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-140635]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[markone85]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 18:01:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/AmRc67RgYaWTamZtjiRVK9pxDgRdg2RtnXmG5dbeGuzK3WNfkBktwpffUTCokvotHaozFTUnGJ4XyQ9nUpVfWgwSepyEGKYVbzZvXx1LNGeckHSzRfVF9HKfw4MDeyz3j9U2zpowsiMSMVjRzFgsH8CEWhmjhrf8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weekends Derailed]]></title><description><![CDATA[I had some big plans for the past couple of weekends. Okay, maybe not big plans, but I had some stuff I wanted to get done now that the weather is starting to be a bit more cooperative. 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