{"id":2136,"date":"2026-07-27T18:59:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T18:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=2136"},"modified":"2026-07-27T18:59:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T18:59:19","slug":"n-ice-to-see-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=2136","title":{"rendered":"N-Ice to See You!"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#foogallery-gallery-2139 .fg-image { width: 2160px; }<\/style>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-image-viewer foogallery-link-image foogallery-lightbox-foogallery fg-center fg-image-viewer fg-ready fg-light fg-border-thin fg-round-small fg-shadow-outline fg-shadow-inset-large fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-hover-semi-zoomed fg-caption-always fg-hover-fade fg-hover-plus3\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-2139\" data-foogallery=\"{&quot;item&quot;:{&quot;showCaptionTitle&quot;:true,&quot;showCaptionDescription&quot;:true},&quot;lazy&quot;:true,&quot;template&quot;:{&quot;loop&quot;:true}}\" data-foogallery-lightbox=\"{&quot;thumbs&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;thumbsCaptions&quot;:false,&quot;thumbsBestFit&quot;:false,&quot;thumbsSmall&quot;:false,&quot;thumbsCaptionsAlign&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;info&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;infoVisible&quot;:true,&quot;infoOverlay&quot;:true,&quot;infoAlign&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;hoverButtons&quot;:false,&quot;fitMedia&quot;:false,&quot;noScrollbars&quot;:true,&quot;preserveButtonSpace&quot;:true,&quot;buttons&quot;:{&quot;fullscreen&quot;:true,&quot;info&quot;:true,&quot;thumbs&quot;:false},&quot;video&quot;:{&quot;autoPlay&quot;:true}}\" style=\"--fg-title-line-clamp: 1; 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