<?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>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:37:19 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@cathgothard/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[PhotoFeed Around the World - Europe - My Entry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi Everyone! This photograph is my entry for this week's PhotoFeed Around the World, Europe competition. It's an image that I took in August 2018, just after I bought my camera (little did I know that]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@cathgothard/photofeed-around-the-world-europe-my-entry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@cathgothard/photofeed-around-the-world-europe-my-entry</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-181964]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cathgothard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2022 15:37:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC6bvmcZa8ZLGJp5ySHsEEU85iAmM5oqdF7F8MxaD7KzD4NgrXBvgHY98jqWdeWBHzi9MzX3deEtiSw1ob2cNXb89Nw6UZo2S1mUZu74ALQRZtcbQ4Huqg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Macro photography at the Allotment]]></title><description><![CDATA[I haven't been up to the park at all this week with my camera (although I've been up there on my bike for a spin). We had a severe heatwave here in the UK on Monday and Tuesday (along with vast swathes]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@cathgothard/macro-photography-at-the-allotment</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@cathgothard/macro-photography-at-the-allotment</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cathgothard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2022 08:38:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC6bvmcZa8ZLGJp5ySHsEEiTYsnGAfuyFReXYUwyQ2jiL4KE5Wa5gFtHgKkXn1sjQyKC8N1MBasPiH5b66mXB4p4GhYL6pfknBQhRyAkRxQEHH5GXuALaS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warm mist.  An unusual combination....]]></title><description><![CDATA[In my last post I declared that there was little chance of any morning mist, due to London being in the grips of some very warm weather. Also, I stated my intention to photograph a full moon rise. 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