:root {
      --primary-color: #f7b731; 
      --secondary-color: #333;
      --text-color: #333;
      --light-text-color: #666;
      --border-color: #eee;
      --background-color: #f9f9f9;
      --card-bg-color: #fff;
      --shadow-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
      --hover-shadow-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
    }

    .blog-list {
      padding-top: var(--header-offset, 120px);
      padding-bottom: 40px;
      background-color: var(--background-color);
    }

    .blog-list__container {
      max-width: 1200px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      padding: 0 15px;
      position: relative;
    }

    .blog-list__container::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      left: 50%;
      top: 0;
      bottom: 0;
      width: 2px;
      background-color: var(--primary-color);
      transform: translateX(-50%);
      z-index: 0;
      display: none; 
    }

    @media (min-width: 768px) {
      .blog-list__container::before {
        display: block;
      }
    }

    .blog-list__item {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: center;
      margin-bottom: 40px;
      position: relative;
      z-index: 1;
    }

    .blog-list__item:last-child {
      margin-bottom: 0;
    }

    .blog-list__date-wrapper {
      position: absolute;
      left: 50%;
      top: 50%;
      transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
      display: none; 
      z-index: 2;
    }

    @media (min-width: 768px) {
      .blog-list__date-wrapper {
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: center;
        width: 100px; 
        height: 100px; 
        background-color: var(--primary-color);
        color: var(--card-bg-color);
        border-radius: 50%;
        font-size: 14px;
        font-weight: bold;
        text-align: center;
        flex-direction: column;
        line-height: 1.2;
        box-shadow: 0 0 0 5px var(--background-color); 
      }
    }

    .blog-list__date-day {
        font-size: 24px;
        line-height: 1;
    }

    .blog-list__date-month-year {
        font-size: 12px;
        text-transform: uppercase;
    }

    .blog-list__card {
      background-color: var(--card-bg-color);
      border-radius: 10px;
      box-shadow: 0 4px 15px var(--shadow-color);
      transition: all 0.3s ease;
      overflow: hidden;
      width: 100%;
      max-width: 700px; 
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
    }

    .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__card {
      
      margin-left: auto;
      margin-right: calc(50% + 75px); 
    }

    .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__card {
      
      margin-right: auto;
      margin-left: calc(50% + 75px); 
    }

    @media (max-width: 767px) {
        .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__card,
        .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__card {
            margin-left: 0;
            margin-right: 0;
        }
    }

    .blog-list__card:hover {
      box-shadow: 0 6px 20px var(--hover-shadow-color);
      transform: translateY(-3px);
    }

    .blog-list__image-wrapper {
      width: 100%;
      position: relative;
      padding-bottom: 56.25%; 
      overflow: hidden;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-color);
    }

    .blog-list__cover-image {
      position: absolute;
      top: 0;
      left: 0;
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
      border-top-left-radius: 10px;
      border-top-right-radius: 10px;
    }

    .blog-list__content {
      padding: 20px;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      flex-grow: 1;
    }

    .blog-list__title-link {
      font-size: 20px;
      font-weight: bold;
      color: var(--text-color);
      text-decoration: none;
      margin-bottom: 10px;
      display: block;
      line-height: 1.4;
      transition: color 0.3s ease;
    }

    .blog-list__title-link:hover {
      color: var(--primary-color);
    }

    .blog-list__excerpt {
      font-size: 15px;
      color: var(--light-text-color);
      line-height: 1.6;
      margin-bottom: 15px;
      display: -webkit-box;
      -webkit-line-clamp: 3; 
      -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
      overflow: hidden;
      text-overflow: ellipsis;
      flex-grow: 1;
    }

    .blog-list__published-at {
      font-size: 13px;
      color: #999;
      margin-bottom: 15px;
      display: block;
    }

    .blog-list__read-more-link {
      display: inline-block;
      background-color: var(--primary-color);
      color: #fff;
      padding: 10px 20px;
      border-radius: 5px;
      text-decoration: none;
      font-weight: bold;
      transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
      align-self: flex-start;
      margin-top: auto; 
    }

    .blog-list__read-more-link:hover {
      background-color: #e0a42c; 
    }

    
    @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px) {
      .blog-list__container {
        padding: 0 20px;
      }
      .blog-list__card {
        max-width: 600px;
      }
      .blog-list__date-wrapper {
        width: 80px;
        height: 80px;
        font-size: 12px;
      }
      .blog-list__date-day {
        font-size: 20px;
      }
      .blog-list__date-month-year {
        font-size: 10px;
      }
      .blog-list__title-link {
        font-size: 18px;
      }
      .blog-list__excerpt {
        font-size: 14px;
      }
      .blog-list__published-at {
        font-size: 12px;
      }
      .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__card {
        margin-right: calc(50% + 60px);
      }
      .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__card {
        margin-left: calc(50% + 60px);
      }
    }

    @media (max-width: 767px) {
      .blog-list__container {
        padding: 0 15px;
      }
      .blog-list__container::before {
        display: none; 
      }
      .blog-list__date-wrapper {
        display: none; 
      }
      .blog-list__item {
        justify-content: center;
        margin-bottom: 30px;
      }
      .blog-list__card {
        border-radius: 8px;
        width: 100%;
        margin: 0; 
      }
      .blog-list__image-wrapper {
        border-bottom-left-radius: 0;
        border-bottom-right-radius: 0;
      }
      .blog-list__cover-image {
        border-bottom-left-radius: 0;
        border-bottom-right-radius: 0;
      }
      .blog-list__content {
        padding: 15px;
      }
      .blog-list__title-link {
        font-size: 18px;
        margin-bottom: 8px;
      }
      .blog-list__excerpt {
        font-size: 14px;
        margin-bottom: 10px;
        -webkit-line-clamp: 4; 
      }
      .blog-list__published-at {
        font-size: 12px;
        margin-bottom: 10px;
      }
      .blog-list__read-more-link {
        padding: 8px 15px;
        font-size: 14px;
      }
    }