<?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, 02 Jun 2026 11:08:08 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/created/vermont/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Spring Wildflowers]]></title><description><![CDATA[I put together a selection of spring wildflowers from some recent walks. Its raining today so I'm trapped inside for the moment. The first is a Lady Slipper. The Lady Slipper is a wild orchid that is somewhat]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/hive-194913/@steven-patrick/spring-wildflowers-9e61feef4a666</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/hive-194913/@steven-patrick/spring-wildflowers-9e61feef4a666</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steven-patrick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 12:17:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW3w55E9m2dpuZgVrNq2aY9mNTpA6Q4Zoh5w76kTN7T3CHQ4vRvKpvpV7N9zcpCAg9wm6HfV9PhFk3yjPLEPMdVe9wZ1gXSeZ6gFhW6g4rdL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trillium]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trillium wild flowers have come and gone for this season. I got a few photos recently. There are two type in my area. The white with red splashes are Painted Trillium. The other is the solid red Trillium.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/hive-194913/@steven-patrick/trillium</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/hive-194913/@steven-patrick/trillium</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steven-patrick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 23:04:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP31VVaPTn6pYcK3aHihgs7qx5eFhh812zTbizh5rF3G1j9Ne4XLav3C3Z9bkc6LxAtyJtk5HHRWXMVudZaCBMfR5Mi6L8VdVMqSjzn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Only Tulips]]></title><description><![CDATA[Only Tulips. This post is only tulips. Only tulips in my beds. Only one shot per tulip. We are delighted with our tulips this year. We have been planting blubs for three years and starting to get a nice]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/hive-194913/@steven-patrick/only-tulips</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/hive-194913/@steven-patrick/only-tulips</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steven-patrick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 12:29:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQme5TorEME2H1gJ8KCTGfj7mNxpehXTFcd9yLxEA7yYhp9/img_0841.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spring wildflowers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spring wildflowers are blooming! The very popular trillium and lady slippers should be blooming soon but will require some hiking to find them. This lovely white flower is a violet. Most of these photos]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/photography/@steven-patrick/spring-wildflowers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/photography/@steven-patrick/spring-wildflowers</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steven-patrick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 15:10:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmRVEFKLdsf6RWC5xa6LkCjSqsB8GDwGCjKKJvSpU3dcmQ/img_0806.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Busy Spring]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spring is here! So much to do. So exciting to get outside and get to work. My plum trees are blooming. This beautiful young tree was planted last year! Off to a great start. We planted around 200 bulbs]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/hive-194913/@steven-patrick/busy-spring</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/hive-194913/@steven-patrick/busy-spring</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steven-patrick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 23:12:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmVuY8wM3N56BMK1A1BWpLBPVf2HQCK4yaZkmY3RQAMtd8/img_0774.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hiking to Moss Glenn Falls]]></title><description><![CDATA[Moss Glen Falls, as seen from the overlook. There is a pretty steep section of the hike at the end here to get to this lookout, but it is worth it. This is one of the most dramatic waterfalls in Vermont.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/hive-163772/@dtam/hiking-to-moss-glenn-falls</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/hive-163772/@dtam/hiking-to-moss-glenn-falls</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dtam]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:21:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVecs4xkhd5EvhidWEEBnn9tCVDBkBhQpUFvab78MhbU1VshmVngsBGynju6ff4njfFn7uKtb2RnUgrKUxyHR6w6ZhEaYEn47uUEHDbj9uMhbHVrS7PYRsu9UZAB7X3NemjdspdakA9xaXYGjbQ3LFqStN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hike to Bingham Falls and Covered Bridge in Vermont, USA]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are few points like this, where you can peak over the edge and get a view down into the slot canyon and waterworks below. Just out of Stowe town, on the road up into the mountains, streams tumble]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/hive-163772/@dtam/hike-to-bingham-falls-and-covered-bridge-in-vermont-usa</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/hive-163772/@dtam/hike-to-bingham-falls-and-covered-bridge-in-vermont-usa</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dtam]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:14:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/AmRc67RgYaWTamZtjiRVK9pxDgRdg2RtnXmG5dbeGuzK3WNfkBktwpfbfkHyQpovAjJ9wyFitV76QvPPVSP97Fj7kqTaRPZ1mwQGhTmHw8UwoS78j1e7gn2BQfzJTMzKpmhseRXAufFEkvUgp7cS1eoF3z7YHcgv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Last Day of Stowe Mountain Resort, Vermont, USA]]></title><description><![CDATA[The view of Mt Mansfield and Smugglers Notch in Northern Vermont from the high speed quad lift at Stowe Mountain Resort on the last day of the ski season, 2026. What a season it has been, here at the best]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/hive-163772/@dtam/last-day-of-stowe-mountain-resort-vermont-usa</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/hive-163772/@dtam/last-day-of-stowe-mountain-resort-vermont-usa</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dtam]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:49:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVecs4xkhd5EvhidWEEBnn9tCVDBkBhQpUFvab78MhbU1VshmVngsBGymgPseVctevYCiuyfvQZXhE6edGnkifyJkqDrw4N3FmmJ3HppAyMUhcnodpxh3Mmipjn6xM6ie2yNMFJ7LV28S8aY1LZKto2TUz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best spring day yet!]]></title><description><![CDATA[We had a lovely day today in Vermont! Temperature topped 60F for the first time this spring. Our crocuses (or croci 🤔) opened up again. The yellow ones are back in addition to some purple ones. Hopefully]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/hive-194913/@steven-patrick/best-spring-day-yet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/hive-194913/@steven-patrick/best-spring-day-yet</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steven-patrick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:54:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmS7X4vpn5Fmkcw4YCpzgECRWwSoiMWHmPwGi9tMtABp5v/img_0058.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Crocus of season]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our first crocus opened this week! Lots of bulbs are pushing up through the ground now that the snow is almost completely gone. It reached 60F one day this week. But we do have some more snow in the forecast]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/hive-194913/@steven-patrick/first-crocus-of-season</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/hive-194913/@steven-patrick/first-crocus-of-season</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steven-patrick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 23:13:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmY1jyWuujzqEstdKJnoy2kv4R9L3czmhBSqvpPmjGXBBu/img_9324.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vermont Maple Open House Weekend]]></title><description><![CDATA[Its Vermont Maple Open House Weekend Check out this link for more info. We visited two maple sugaring operations near our home. Foxglove Farm is in Leicester, Vermont. Foxglove was awarded a Vermont]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/hive-194913/@steven-patrick/vermont-maple-open-house-weekend</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/hive-194913/@steven-patrick/vermont-maple-open-house-weekend</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steven-patrick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 21:01:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmeHZqCyaVSWcsNcYAc9FX4ZdHyb6ovatpznaHFMoXrKLW/img_9888.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Back in Vermont]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm back in Vermont and you know what that means... lots of pictures of Lake Dunmore Lake Dunmore is located in Addison County, Vermont. I have lived in a small town near Lake Dunmore for the last 5 years]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/hive-194913/@steven-patrick/back-in-vermont</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/hive-194913/@steven-patrick/back-in-vermont</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steven-patrick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 14:15:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmZnEt9vM4BGSyCBFD9bdUsHsTxXZoqvQpp64q6mtf7SxJ/img_9825.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happy 9th Hive Birthday to Me!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week a short trip to my home state provided a different landscape for my photography. I was born in Kansas and spent most of my childhood there with a little time spent in Oklahoma and Texas along]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/hive-125125/@steven-patrick/happy-birthday-to-me</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/hive-125125/@steven-patrick/happy-birthday-to-me</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-125125]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steven-patrick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 11:22:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmSv9WD5aQdshcVDo9o6veGozrXccNvUkPAMpscWCDufN4/img_9725.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A glimpse of Spring]]></title><description><![CDATA[I got a glimpse of spring on my recent trip. I visited Kansas which is lost in the midwest of the US. But also pretty much in the south. The crab apple trees were already blooming. The red buds on the]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/hive-194913/@steven-patrick/a-glimpse-of-spring</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/hive-194913/@steven-patrick/a-glimpse-of-spring</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steven-patrick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 21:36:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmXY7r1CdaUQcFuFz1D9t8MjE932wDtqHjqXUwSbAGSiGJ/img_9668.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kansas Sunrise]]></title><description><![CDATA[I witnessed an beautiful sunrise in Kansas. Since the clocks fell back this weekend, I was up early and got out with first light. I made a quick trip to visit family in southeast Kansas. Big skies made]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/hive-194913/@steven-patrick/kansas-sunrise</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/hive-194913/@steven-patrick/kansas-sunrise</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steven-patrick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 22:13:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmRPNbG9TfhiZZczipaR9twnBw6rGkG58gmFogfXTbVVGR/img_9667.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mud season begins]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pretty day in Vermont 🙂 Sun out and 43F this afternoon. The sun is bright enough to melt a little snow. The ice is still thick on the lake but this one spot by the outlet never freezes over. Last night]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/hive-194913/@steven-patrick/mud-season-begins</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/hive-194913/@steven-patrick/mud-season-begins</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steven-patrick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 21:52:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmQN9qhq223pAcyEW6KZY8GzXf1Tttec6ggQVSRF6tXHnL/img_9191.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trekking Frozen Lake Champlain in Burlington, Vermont]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was a beautiful day to check out Lake Champlain. It was tough for me, walking on the uneven and slippery snow with my hurt leg, but it was worth it to get some of these beautiful views. 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