<?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, 16 Oct 2026 15:02:34 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@steven-patrick/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Rainy Fall Friday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Steady rain all day today then cold temperatures tomorrow. Tough weather for those of us trying to enjoy Fall. I went through my photos for a few I haven't posted. I always take photos that don't fit the]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@steven-patrick/rainy-fall-friday</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@steven-patrick/rainy-fall-friday</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steven-patrick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:08:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJa4cS5mWK9qGuYn7uNSJprgsqcxmmfxXFN52ecbwC7mFXCoxZuHy3rri7Kc4aqkrtnwMJ91iNStMMiNYrf22BHKEvyKCkwN4gkaaDSA1U?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wednesday Fall Colors walk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome to my Wednesday fall colors walk. I'm a day late for #wednesdaywalk but the walk was actually yesterday on Wednesday. I was excited to see lots of color remaining after the storms passed through]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@steven-patrick/wednesday-fall-colors-walk</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@steven-patrick/wednesday-fall-colors-walk</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steven-patrick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 10:08:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP31VVaPTn6pYcK3aHihgs7quQjgwAagdmjGkvsZEj9dpzfE4mX4Gu8Tra7xKxunMRTSaXAStXm9vYLrYuYcFKNFZducAGTDfDrtvuc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Falls gone by...]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was a rain day for us in Vermont. So I went back and looked at the last couple of Falls. The first photo is from Sugar Hill Reservoir in 2024. I caught it right at golden hour. This photo is also of]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@steven-patrick/falls-gone-by</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@steven-patrick/falls-gone-by</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steven-patrick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:07:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP31VVaPTn6pYcK3aHihgs7r3tjALSrCMu3hEUn2fuks5TEyd7GGZ1QM3tGSXQ1fWaYXSvuQT915SD59PPrv8i5MBrUpvdpK6J4CWCE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Overcast Fall Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today was a cloudy, overcast day. Fall colors are near peak but the lighting is not good. There are oranges, yellow, pink, reds plus the greens. The maples are the stars of the show. The maples are what]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@steven-patrick/overcast-fall-day</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@steven-patrick/overcast-fall-day</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steven-patrick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:09:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP31VVaPTn6pYcK3aHihgs7qtTPpC6tsgXwXYdXGgppjoRQdRkt4gMELf2uqaE4oaHFfeFuPvKKbC9oUfc2Xr1cPjJr31JfFnJK4jcS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liberty Apple Harvest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today, I harvested my Liberty apples. This is the first harvest of any quantity I have had from my young orchard project. I have been planting trees since we moved here in 2021. We arrived in Vermont on]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@steven-patrick/liberty-apple-harvest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@steven-patrick/liberty-apple-harvest</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steven-patrick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:08:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP31VVaPTn6pYcK3aHihgs7qyAkC77RgG6tzufq5zp72TeG122m7eUPZ4QHeKfhPaR547NWJNKJt34RWjwbR2FPXK5CLrbYkk3nygSr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fall Colors from Vermont]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peak colors at Lake Dunmore in Addison County, Vermont. I've been watching this point on the lake for a couple of weeks. Waiting for the colors and watching for good lighting. Today was the day 🙂 The]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@steven-patrick/fall-colors-from-vermont</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@steven-patrick/fall-colors-from-vermont</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steven-patrick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:07:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP31VVaPTn6pYcK3aHihgs7qvXFvg2R1P35pvXvWcapTEhojqBrEjPdWyz6XbEgVNRPq8ULWfgU1gMqXuBSaT2bmNhASYMByMhuCpNJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cowboy Candy]]></title><description><![CDATA[My favorite treat from the garden - Cowboy Candy. We had a great crop of Jalapeno peppers this year. I eat some fresh from the garden and my wife adds to salsa but my favorite is Cowboy Candy. Cowboy Candy]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@steven-patrick/cowboy-candy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@steven-patrick/cowboy-candy</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steven-patrick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 10:10:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP31VVaPTn6pYcK3aHihgs7r4U4N9iRr8FwjgFzRoExhDEGR3hyvEwLYrpH18rC83AZtGU2XKHYN62Y9gXjgh81JqZ7Egc9fdgd3tZC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shaggy Mane mushrooms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shaggy Mane are a common, distinctive, wild mushroom in Vermont. Here is a link to some more info from wikipedia Shaggy Mane Shaggy Mane are short lived mushrooms. Sometimes up and gone in a single day.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@steven-patrick/shaggy-mane-mushrooms</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@steven-patrick/shaggy-mane-mushrooms</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-151327]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steven-patrick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 10:18:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP31VVaPTn6pYcK3aHihgs7r62uLhvZUCe44dBna7JqzYEbAR5oDR5Fo6cZ47sePuY8ozYYGN4gytsLwkg7naMZTd95RxSjCe5iwtm4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fall Orchard photos]]></title><description><![CDATA[I selected 12 photos from my recent orchard visits. Both these orchards are in Shoreham, Vermont near Lake Champlain. Of course, the apples are the focus. We picked a mix of different apples. 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I have Golden Spice and Ure pears they]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@steven-patrick/pears-and-apples</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@steven-patrick/pears-and-apples</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steven-patrick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 10:14:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP31VVaPTn6pYcK3aHihgs7quzRuZj7un6J7LR9U3vYwPMQRWeTPZbqzctapCsc4yA5CfVaCuYC7fVJkz1dfZHfFCAXSyy1MVJ1e9uQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eastern Bumble Bee photos in the Fall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fall is a good time to photograph bees. As the weather cools down, the bees take awhile to get going in the morning. 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Apples are the point]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@steven-patrick/sunrise-orchard-in-cornwall-vermont</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@steven-patrick/sunrise-orchard-in-cornwall-vermont</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steven-patrick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 10:08:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP31VVaPTn6pYcK3aHihgs7r5xrpFbJknQyQoakMBj7fBuEQCY7CVaKK3v3PdRwEPz1Jaa4rjvqVxKqqEb4Y8kfDaeJ9QRFbHkH6fiW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fall Mushroom Photography from Vermont - 9 finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[A red Russula mushroom from a recent hike in Vermont. Since this is a photography forum, I led with my best photo not necessary my most interesting mushroom find. These oyster mushrooms are also very]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@steven-patrick/fall-mushroom-photography-from-vermont</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@steven-patrick/fall-mushroom-photography-from-vermont</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steven-patrick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:07:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP31VVaPTn6pYcK3aHihgs7quX4XqT9H4WwZnk9MVsX1rrDDquCEzK4yXXt1uCZxhQ3cSVmybbTnVBTpx4seYyfy3AzirkPdF7WP438?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fall Leaf Colors]]></title><description><![CDATA[The beauty of Fall leaves is that each is unique - little different color, maybe different shape, maybe a small notch out of the corner. I call this type of maple a Swamp Maple. 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