<?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>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:26:39 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@lucianus/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[An Unexpected Event]]></title><description><![CDATA[AN UNEXPECTED EVENT The discovery of the black swan by the European explorer has been so unexpected that the "black swan" is considered an example of the unpredictable. The term "Black]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@lucianus/an-unexpected-event</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@lucianus/an-unexpected-event</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lucianus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2018 20:35:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDuXRaduVYiCb9hxbZWDcAb1acVYBWP4tPdrDqzQyx72Nz6n26gWN9QNWquwFULpmzQ1cbPWjZ779PKbraJfX5FBZKo4kK8yrVuJE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[White and Pink Chandelier]]></title><description><![CDATA[WHITE AND PINK CHANDELIER The horse chestnut tree or aesculus hippocastanum is currently in bloom and we all enjoy the display of delicate white and pink chandeliers. PHOTOGRAPH BY LUCIANUS Welcome. My]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@lucianus/white-and-pink-chandelier</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@lucianus/white-and-pink-chandelier</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lucianus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2018 17:32:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDuXRaduVYiCb9hxbZWDcAb1acVYBWSv5U4Q5e7AqMRbFrHUxrwHo26c48yCkbtyw29VKFwdkMHo7VyKGCz5pjq8BS4giPK6A6ddx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Resembles the Moon]]></title><description><![CDATA[RESEMBLES THE MOON The dandelion or taraxacum officinale is the only flower that represents the three celestial bodies of the sun, moon and stars. 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