<?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 01:36:53 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@micaelabene/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A bit of fresh air before the chaos began.]]></title><description><![CDATA[@@ -268,16 +268,79 @@ Madeira. Note these photos were taken before COVID-19 took over Europe. %0A!%5BIMG_4]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@micaelabene/a-bit-of-fresh-air-before-the-chaos-began</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@micaelabene/a-bit-of-fresh-air-before-the-chaos-began</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[micaelabene]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2020 19:36:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[A bit of fresh air before the chaos.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pictures are worth a thousand words in a case where I have none. COVID-19 has left me speechless in fear and gasping for hope. The picture above looks towards the mountains from Santa Caterina Park in]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@micaelabene/a-bit-of-fresh-air-before-the-chaos</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@micaelabene/a-bit-of-fresh-air-before-the-chaos</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-174578]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[micaelabene]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2020 19:24:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/B69zEhWZA8UBvwpPuizsrYUTc5ojP7QkMFn5g3XLtenLte7cSSDxu9xqMUA6KkdGWi9KaLMYaRfKeEVF49ducmzfd8WQ6gvJE4ApSQii?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My tiny poem]]></title><description><![CDATA[Look. See. Feel. Touch. Wonder. Think. Overthink. 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"Did]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@micaelabene/beeeeeeeeeeeetle</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@micaelabene/beeeeeeeeeeeetle</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-174578]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[micaelabene]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:36:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVoAvXt2X6pMxYAb3q65xMju8wryWxKrsghkQ6B2LfucjPK3xFSe42bJB67L19nNwa2k2f2UBFvDskbvCuC4cSFcvtHbt1JGKGwB7eWKosWqSMT3AjDbQGQyJr1fbS2ye6rfG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[my #monomad]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is my entry for the #monomad contest. The story behind this photo is that I felt this road was too empty so I asked my grandmother to step in and be my subject. 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Growth is happening! 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