<?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>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:24:04 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@discoverafrica/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[How to spot a happy dog]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here are some hints: If they are lying on their backs, they are extremely happy. Take Sally as an example, she will only lie on her back when she feels perfectly safe. Notice that she is on her own bed]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@discoverafrica/how-to-spot-a-happy-dog</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@discoverafrica/how-to-spot-a-happy-dog</guid><category><![CDATA[animal]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[discoverafrica]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2018 11:13:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVJ2SVhDmmumdPfnVEcahMce9nMwwksSDdRvZdy17ExiRGQJk2WC178fQjPpejrqKfQZra7KkY2Z1YNDqef75W55VEZ3MowNypoUuaUPLMA8C8Z8rSa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coffee with condensed milk]]></title><description><![CDATA[I don't know if this is common in other countries, but in South Africa we have a tradition of drinking filter coffee with condensed milk when we go camping. This particular model is a iced coffee with]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@discoverafrica/coffee-with-condensed-milk</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@discoverafrica/coffee-with-condensed-milk</guid><category><![CDATA[coffee]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[discoverafrica]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2018 11:06:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwqSXWA2evTexn6YzPHotJF8R85JZsErvtTWXo7k9c79o4PHJ7s6DLQcXskBEB1RRhY72ozXQN2X5CoTuwPbUnsfxZvEHiKNXsa13uFnYFBkiM76DPMFXpGBG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sally]]></title><description><![CDATA[So you have already met Sally? Here is another photo of her. 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The one we found was a vibrant purple colour and]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@discoverafrica/balloon-flower</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@discoverafrica/balloon-flower</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[discoverafrica]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2018 10:49:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVJ2SVhDmmumdPfnVEcahMce9nMwwksSDdRvaCsUeanNqK5Ma2sT2zXos7PUXp5MT4nbYEk86XLFCHYN7nFuqMgbo8jhAxsnKbk3JyBkcwkx8iMQT9x?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet Sally]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meet Sally She is our German Shorthair Pointer x Weimaraner. She came into out lives a year ago and stole our hearts. 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