<?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[Rolleen's Reflections]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rolleen]]></description><link>https://rolleen.wixsite.com/reflectionsbyrolleen/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:23:37 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://rolleen.wixsite.com/reflectionsbyrolleen/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[WHISPERS ACROSS THE RIVERS  Story Clip by Rolleen ]]></title><link>https://rolleen.wixsite.com/reflectionsbyrolleen/post/whispers-across-the-rivers-story-clip-by-rolleen</link><guid isPermaLink="false">688cf6b9b00b0ea0c7403343</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2025 17:17:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://video.wixstatic.com/video/e11748_35633bc7a5b14723911fb6ca389002dc/1080p/mp4/file.mp4" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Rolleen Carcioppolo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[OWLS ON PEOPLE WATCHING DUTY Video Clip by Rolleen]]></title><link>https://rolleen.wixsite.com/reflectionsbyrolleen/post/owls-on-people-watching-duty</link><guid isPermaLink="false">688ab63f7472a1932ffd75a6</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2025 00:18:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://video.wixstatic.com/video/e11748_0051ae7ace52460f85ce0f3e46bc2f27/1080p/mp4/file.mp4" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Rolleen Carcioppolo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[WHISPERS ACROSS THE RIVERS by Rolleen]]></title><description><![CDATA[The mist clung to the riverbanks like the reluctant memory of something long gone, refusing to fully dissipate even as the lamplight cast...]]></description><link>https://rolleen.wixsite.com/reflectionsbyrolleen/post/whispers-across-the-rivers-by-rolleen</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6750bbf1ab84c2375834c146</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2024 22:27:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e11748_132e25361a9b4b0c9113702af78adb4c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_762,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rolleen Carcioppolo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[OWLS ON PEOPLE-WATCHING DUTY by Rolleen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oscar and Olive, two wise old owls, were perched on a branch, looking down at a park filled with humans. 	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