:root {
  --bg: #f6f2e9;
  --ink: #242b1f;
  --ink-soft: #71776a;
  --accent: #3f6b4f;
  --accent-warm: #a85f3e;
  --hairline: #d9d2bf;
  --aside-bg: #efe9da;
  --serif: "Newsreader", "Iowan Old Style", Palatino, Georgia, serif;
  --display: "Fraunces", "Iowan Old Style", Palatino, Georgia, serif;
  --sans: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
  :root {
    --bg: #171a13;
    --ink: #e9e5d6;
    --ink-soft: #9ba08b;
    --accent: #a3c7ab;
    --accent-warm: #d9a180;
    --hairline: #363c2c;
    --aside-bg: #20241a;
  }
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }

body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--bg);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  font-weight: 380;
  line-height: 1.75;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

::selection { background: var(--accent); color: var(--bg); }

a { color: var(--accent); text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-underline-offset: 3px; }
a:hover { color: var(--accent-warm); }

.wrap {
  max-width: 44rem;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 1.5rem;
}
.wrap-wide { max-width: 68rem; }

/* ---------- Masthead ---------- */
.site-header {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 3.2rem 1.25rem 1.9rem;
}
.site-header::before {
  content: "❦";
  display: block;
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  color: var(--accent);
  margin-bottom: 0.9rem;
}
.site-title {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 6vw, 3.9rem);
  font-weight: 480;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  line-height: 1.05;
}
.site-title a { color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none; }
.site-title a:hover { color: var(--accent); }
.site-tagline {
  margin: 0.8rem 0 0;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  font-weight: 380;
}
.site-nav {
  margin-top: 1.5rem;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.site-nav a {
  margin: 0 1.1rem;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--ink);
  padding-bottom: 0.35rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
}
.site-nav a:hover { color: var(--accent); border-bottom-color: var(--accent); }

/* ---------- Hero ---------- */
.hero { margin: 0 0 3.5rem; position: relative; }
.hero img {
  width: 100%;
  height: clamp(20rem, 64vh, 36rem);
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
}
.hero figcaption {
  position: absolute;
  inset: auto 0 0 0;
  padding: 4.5rem 1.75rem 1.4rem;
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(20, 24, 15, 0) 0%, rgba(20, 24, 15, 0.62) 100%);
  color: #f3efe3;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  text-align: center;
  text-shadow: 0 1px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.45);
}

/* ---------- Journal grid ---------- */
.post-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(17rem, 1fr));
  gap: 3.2rem 2.4rem;
  padding: 0.5rem 0 4.5rem;
}
.card { display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
.card a.cover {
  display: block;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.card img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
  transition: transform 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.25, 1), opacity 0.4s ease;
}
.card:hover img { transform: scale(1.045); }
.card-body { padding: 1.15rem 0 0; }
.card-date {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.9rem;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.card-date::after {
  content: "";
  flex: 1;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline);
}
.card h2 {
  margin: 0.65rem 0 0.55rem;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: 1.42rem;
  font-weight: 520;
  line-height: 1.22;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}
.card h2 a { text-decoration: none; color: var(--ink); }
.card h2 a:hover { color: var(--accent); }
.card p { margin: 0; font-size: 0.98rem; color: var(--ink-soft); }

/* Featured (first) story */
.card--featured {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 7fr 5fr;
  gap: 2.6rem;
  align-items: center;
  margin-bottom: 0.8rem;
}
.card--featured img { aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; }
.card--featured .card-body { padding: 0; }
.card--featured h2 {
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3.4vw, 2.5rem);
  margin: 0.8rem 0 0.9rem;
}
.card--featured p { font-size: 1.05rem; line-height: 1.65; }
@media (max-width: 44rem) {
  .card--featured { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0; }
  .card--featured .card-body { padding: 1.15rem 0 0; }
}

/* ---------- Post pages ---------- */
.post { padding: 2.6rem 0 4rem; }
.backlink {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.backlink:hover { color: var(--accent); }
.post-date {
  text-align: center;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin-top: 2.4rem !important;
}
.post h1 {
  text-align: center;
  margin: 0.9rem auto 0;
  max-width: 34rem;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 5vw, 3rem);
  font-weight: 480;
  line-height: 1.14;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
}
.post h1::after {
  content: "❦";
  display: block;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  color: var(--accent);
  margin: 1.6rem 0 1.2rem;
  font-weight: 400;
}

/* Drop cap on the opening paragraph */
.post .lede::first-letter {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 480;
  font-size: 3.4em;
  line-height: 0.82;
  float: left;
  padding: 0.08em 0.14em 0 0;
  color: var(--accent);
}

/* Breakout figures — wider than the text column */
.post figure {
  width: min(100vw - 3rem, 56rem);
  margin: 2.9rem 0;
  margin-left: calc((100% - min(100vw - 3rem, 56rem)) / 2);
}
.post figure img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  display: block;
  border-radius: 2px;
}
.post figcaption {
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  text-align: center;
  font-style: italic;
  max-width: 34rem;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding-top: 0.8rem;
}
.post figcaption::before {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  width: 2.6rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  margin: 0 auto 0.65rem;
}

/* ---------- Affiliate aside ---------- */
.garden-shed {
  margin: 3.4rem 0 0;
  padding: 1.7rem 1.9rem 1.5rem;
  background: var(--aside-bg);
  border-top: 2px solid var(--accent);
  font-size: 0.97rem;
}
.garden-shed:empty { display: none; }
.garden-shed h3 {
  margin: 0 0 0.8rem;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--accent);
}
.garden-shed ul { margin: 0 0 0.9rem; padding-left: 1.15rem; }
.garden-shed li { margin: 0.45rem 0; }
.garden-shed li::marker { color: var(--accent); }
.garden-shed .fineprint {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.79rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-style: italic;
}

/* ---------- Footer ---------- */
.site-footer {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  padding: 2.4rem 1rem 3rem;
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.site-footer::before {
  content: "❦";
  display: block;
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: var(--accent);
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}
.site-footer p { margin: 0.3rem 0; }