<?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, 25 Sep 2026 16:12:17 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@patjewell/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[“The sky is the daily bread of the eyes” #1]]></title><description><![CDATA[I also read the following; the sky, a perfect canvas, offers clouds nonetheless. They shift and drift and beg interpretation, such is the nature of art – Jeb Dickerson The beauty of the sky is in everything]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@patjewell/the-sky-is-the-daily-bread-of-the-eyes-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@patjewell/the-sky-is-the-daily-bread-of-the-eyes-1</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[patjewell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2016 16:04:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2YRZBhvniUs6Kmqpoh2R5y9f8Vo5ETTpswd7H89K8A3PbPNBwNKcKEe5kQgVLiQztfKmrWahzG8nxoc5AyeHqPH3FqS4k8KcXE6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The empty bucket challenge!]]></title><description><![CDATA[The rich can swim while the poor have no water to drink! Taps are running dry because you would not listen! South African’s ignored the request to save at least 15% of water and now have to face the]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@patjewell/the-empty-bucket-challenge</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@patjewell/the-empty-bucket-challenge</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[patjewell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2016 18:44:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/7ohP4FeQn5z6VrvW15fFJvqDJ66MgPoQKr6NiAXgzauYimiXGy78sVCfxbXJ61nvX29TdEmhNCmfZD53wE6SBgpAPmgUkK9TgHwt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[And so.. Steem Saturday’s first in South Africa]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wow! Wow! What a surprise! If you did not attend you should be jealous! I must say I was a bit sceptical, no, reluctant is the word. With the line-up of expert guest speakers I also felt a bit intimidated.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@patjewell/and-so-steem-saturday-s-first-in-south-africa</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@patjewell/and-so-steem-saturday-s-first-in-south-africa</guid><category><![CDATA[steem-saturday]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[patjewell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2016 14:44:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/7DceLftyMsscTLd9Ng2zoX4bPqALgvtYXKMJkRWkB6zyP7Xzsrzn4LQVciYQyTYEhTf4igG2NM9j7NCoNYptN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Splendour! Magnificent! Grandeur!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Splendour! Magnificent! Grandeur! No! It is not true that the rich heritage of a town or city is reflected in the historical buildings! For me it goes so much deeper. It is not the oldest surviving building]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@patjewell/splendour-magnificent-grandeur</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@patjewell/splendour-magnificent-grandeur</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[patjewell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2016 11:19:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/7DceLftyMsscTLd9Ng2zoX4bPqALgvtYXKMJkRWkB6zyP7Xzsrzn4LQVciYQyTYEhTf4igG2NM8tXcgvPHv46?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Like glowing metal in the midst of the fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Driving home last night from the airport I was spellbound by the lightning which lit up the Johannesburg skyline. So much so that I wanted to know the what, the how’s and the when’s. Quickly I learned]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@patjewell/like-glowing-metal-in-the-midst-of-the-fire</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@patjewell/like-glowing-metal-in-the-midst-of-the-fire</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[patjewell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2016 13:26:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/7ohP4FeQn5z6VrvW15fFJvqDJ66MgPoQKr6NiAXgzauYimiXGy78sVCfxbXJ61nvX29TdEmhNDaXqPPQYXBV6fi7fDP3ye7HdfsU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[On the road again!]]></title><description><![CDATA[My road to “I did it!” and now to “I have to do it again!" So sad... After many years of being obese, my journey started at the end of November 2007. 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I was on a one day, business]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@patjewell/do-not-judge-a-book-by-its-cover-fib-or-fact</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@patjewell/do-not-judge-a-book-by-its-cover-fib-or-fact</guid><category><![CDATA[story]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[patjewell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2016 17:43:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/46aP2QLrGDM54caPtswYoYmnKYxKiZa6pDPt1GajgQayNLEmn4ZgiNRQia5GqF3d9wratcCpBYnXszBPi5pxfV9R8oFk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet Mac, an expert in panhandling?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’m sure many of you have turned your faces away when you have seen a beggar at the traffic light. I know, I’m guilty. Let me introduce you to Mac. 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Me in my moment of exposure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let me blame my eagerness to get things done for first posting and then introducing myself and my “not so eagerness” to share when it comes to the ME. 3 day ago - I was introduced to Steemit and was so]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@patjewell/this-is-me-me-in-my-moment-of-exposure</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@patjewell/this-is-me-me-in-my-moment-of-exposure</guid><category><![CDATA[introducemyself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[patjewell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2016 17:11:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2QhhddTGwaJ89MJfuUo3GVmUEoUSFDHugERgAvE5HcHuNz2vfhTmp1EPv5hKJGC6qpnEa5YxVq3B8aMGaq1p?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet Albert, a thankful waste manager of the streets - Follow up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Driving home tonight I bumped into him again, same man, same street, same pair of feet and same trolley. 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