{"id":2250,"date":"2026-08-18T13:50:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T13:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=2250"},"modified":"2026-08-18T14:05:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T14:05:33","slug":"grazing-us-with-your-presence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=2250","title":{"rendered":"Grazing us with your presence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;galleryId&quot;:&quot;6a857bccaadee&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;6a857bccaea5c&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a857bccaea5c\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" 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