<?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>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 08:25:47 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/created/driftlessarea/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[a noisy view]]></title><description><![CDATA[This past weekend, I made the commute to Winona, Minnesota on a Saturday to get a head start on the upcoming financial audit this week. On the way up, I finally felt relaxed enough to pull over on a turnout]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@sagesigma/a-noisy-view</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@sagesigma/a-noisy-view</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127238]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sagesigma]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2024 02:53:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgprEUjyUMa3GfnTCqpkFmbfCdHsC1Y7KGmFgh8nn6a5Uwg7pSmXp4pwYqAZPktc4qAtd5jxnB1hwFD98rBsrm8RP8ZfgVWF5yYEptxd8izJArE3an?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colorchallenge: Wednesday Yellow]]></title><description><![CDATA[I know there's plenty of orange and red, but I had to share the dusk view from my porch.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@writtenbird/6xymdp-colorchallenge-wednesday-yellow</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@writtenbird/6xymdp-colorchallenge-wednesday-yellow</guid><category><![CDATA[colorchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[writtenbird]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2017 00:42:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdCjdmkJu3DHThSsJkDW9jipV32DLPXBNcrADeP1PbXokWzeTaJkX2xQ4UL9EvoRp6Waa5EWHVEKPTZCUmvTYnxxLCz2advahFkEKnQvwsf3fLLycxdyaWNi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Driftless Area: 8 - Pinter's and Seed Savers Exchange]]></title><description><![CDATA[Local Flavor! This is the beautiful interior of Seed Savers, but we'll get to that. Please peruse on ... First: Pinter's. My parents visited this weekend from Kentucky, and short of driving multiple hours]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@writtenbird/driftless-area-8-pinter-s-and-seed-savers-exchange</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@writtenbird/driftless-area-8-pinter-s-and-seed-savers-exchange</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[writtenbird]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2017 13:37:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/5ShzsKnKF7vqjwxfz8GNQQU7Rv6mDu9Mbhf9eZ576ryHhq3iNKEGDd122N6EdCBZnu5kbHy6BDWdwNmEdujMeDedWwDmkzAXteWizLWFfBbqLriEVfVFVGwoU7XSJG9UCjcva1aCdcwkCZUjXARUCTPU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Driftless Area: 7 - Nordicfest, Decorah, IA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Norway in an Asteroid Crater Hey, hey, hey, Steemians. Now you'll get a good glimpse of my town. 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Decorah is not large, nestled in our little crater, and the fairgrounds are right at the edge of town.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@writtenbird/the-driftless-area-5-winneshiek-county-fair</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@writtenbird/the-driftless-area-5-winneshiek-county-fair</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[writtenbird]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 16 Jul 2017 23:42:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2VZXybTSZJq1UtNorhGbvwWbaPyocBG2BjejSr3EmsGuL85syxuMvJMyCQYhTXi7TCJxsGWpuLRCWw5SN61wVcMyaDv84izb7jRhtJK177p5bHSFi6AJRWi1kYTSdKaVmb5BaazTpJVJsYpYboq77JbkJPG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Driftless Area: Travel Slice 4 - Lansing and the Upper Mississippi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another Vignette from the Road Here is the very small town of river rats known as Lansing. This is the place I mentioned before where you can see so many bald eagles. 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