{"id":2089,"date":"2026-07-16T19:38:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T19:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=2089"},"modified":"2026-07-16T19:38:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T19:38:53","slug":"howdy-from-halifax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=2089","title":{"rendered":"Howdy from Halifax!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;galleryId&quot;:&quot;6a595ea8d2d77&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/gallery\" class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a595ea8d6ebb&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a595ea8d6ebb\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" 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