:root {
  --green-deep: #2c5e2e;
  --green: #3d8542;
  --green-bright: #5cb85c;
  --cream: #f5f1e8;
  --cream-warm: #ede5d3;
  --tan: #b8864a;
  --tan-deep: #8a6234;
  --ink: #1f2a1f;
  --ink-soft: #3a4a3a;
  --paper: #faf7ef;
  --shadow: rgba(31, 42, 31, 0.12);
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

body {
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--paper);
  overflow-x: hidden;
}

h1, h2, h3, h4 {
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 1.1;
  color: var(--green-deep);
}

/* NAV */
nav {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
  z-index: 100;
  padding: 18px 48px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
}
nav.scrolled {
  background: rgba(250, 247, 239, 0.96);
  backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  box-shadow: 0 2px 24px var(--shadow);
  padding: 12px 48px;
}
.nav-brand {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--green-deep);
}
.nav-brand img { height: 36px; width: auto; }
.nav-brand span {
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 18px;
}
.nav-links { display: flex; gap: 32px; list-style: none; }
.nav-links a {
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 500;
  transition: color 0.2s;
}
.nav-links a:hover { color: var(--green-deep); }
.nav-cta {
  background: var(--green-deep);
  color: var(--cream) !important;
  padding: 10px 22px;
  border-radius: 100px;
}
.nav-cta:hover { background: var(--green) !important; color: var(--cream) !important; }

/* HERO */
.post-hero {
  padding: 140px 0 80px;
  background: var(--cream);
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--cream-warm);
}
.post-hero::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0; right: 0;
  width: 40%;
  height: 100%;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, transparent 40%, rgba(44,94,46,0.04) 100%);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.wrap {
  max-width: 780px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 32px;
}
.wrap-wide {
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 32px;
}
.post-eyebrow {
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--tan-deep);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}
.post-eyebrow::before {
  content: "";
  display: inline-block;
  width: 24px;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--tan);
}
.post-hero h1 {
  color: var(--green-deep);
  font-size: clamp(36px, 6vw, 60px);
  font-weight: 800;
  line-height: 1.08;
  margin-bottom: 28px;
  max-width: 680px;
}
.post-hero h1 em {
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--tan-deep);
}
.post-intro {
  font-size: 19px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  line-height: 1.65;
  max-width: 620px;
  margin-bottom: 40px;
}
.post-meta-bar {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 24px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.post-meta-item {
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  opacity: 0.5;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
}

/* ARTICLE */
.post-body {
  padding: 72px 0 80px;
}
.post-content {
  max-width: 680px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 32px;
}
.post-content p {
  margin-bottom: 26px;
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.8;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.post-content p.lead {
  font-size: 20px;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.65;
}
.post-content h2 {
  font-size: 28px;
  margin: 52px 0 18px;
  color: var(--green-deep);
}
.post-content h3 {
  font-size: 22px;
  margin: 40px 0 14px;
  color: var(--green-deep);
}
.post-content blockquote {
  border-left: 3px solid var(--tan);
  padding: 4px 0 4px 28px;
  margin: 40px 0;
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 22px;
  color: var(--green-deep);
  line-height: 1.5;
}

/* lesson callout */
.lesson {
  background: var(--green-deep);
  color: var(--cream);
  border-radius: 16px;
  padding: 32px 36px;
  margin: 44px 0;
}
.lesson-label {
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--tan);
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}
.lesson p {
  color: rgba(245,241,232,0.85) !important;
  font-size: 16px !important;
  margin-bottom: 0 !important;
  line-height: 1.7 !important;
}
.lesson strong {
  color: var(--cream);
}

/* divider */
.section-divider {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 16px;
  margin: 52px 0;
  color: var(--tan);
}
.section-divider::before,
.section-divider::after {
  content: "";
  flex: 1;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--cream-warm);
}
.section-divider span {
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

/* CTA */
.post-cta {
  background: var(--cream-warm);
  border-radius: 20px;
  padding: 40px;
  margin: 60px 0 0;
  text-align: center;
}
.post-cta h3 {
  font-size: 26px;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}
.post-cta p {
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin-bottom: 24px;
  font-size: 16px;
}
.btn {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  padding: 14px 28px;
  border-radius: 100px;
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: all 0.2s ease;
}
.btn-primary {
  background: var(--green-deep);
  color: var(--cream);
}
.btn-primary:hover {
  background: var(--green);
  transform: translateY(-1px);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(44, 94, 46, 0.3);
}

.back-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--tan-deep);
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 52px;
  transition: color 0.2s;
}
.back-link:hover { color: var(--green-deep); }

/* FOOTER */
footer {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: rgba(245,241,232,0.6);
  padding: 48px 0 32px;
  font-size: 14px;
}
.footer-bottom {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 8px;
  padding-top: 24px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(245,241,232,0.08);
}

@media (max-width: 680px) {
  nav { padding: 16px 20px; }
  nav.scrolled { padding: 12px 20px; }
  .nav-links { display: none; }
  .post-hero { padding: 110px 0 60px; }
  .lesson { padding: 24px; }
}
/* thing containers for numbered items */
.thing {
  margin-bottom: 48px;
  padding: 32px;
  background: var(--cream);
  border-radius: 20px;
  border-left: 4px solid var(--green);
  position: relative;
}
.thing-number {
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
  font-size: 72px;
  font-weight: 800;
  color: var(--green-deep);
  opacity: 0.12;
  position: absolute;
  top: 16px;
  right: 28px;
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
}
.thing h2 {
  font-size: 26px;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
  color: var(--green-deep);
}
.thing p {
  margin-bottom: 16px;
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.75;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.thing p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

/* warning callout boxes */
.warning {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 10px;
  background: rgba(184, 134, 74, 0.12);
  border: 1px solid rgba(184, 134, 74, 0.25);
  border-radius: 10px;
  padding: 14px 18px;
  margin-top: 18px;
  font-size: 14px;
  color: var(--tan-deep);
  font-weight: 500;
}
.warning svg { flex-shrink: 0; margin-top: 2px; }
.thing .warning { margin-top: 18px; }

/* warning-box variant (for deck-boards post) */
.warning-box {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 12px;
  background: rgba(184, 134, 74, 0.08);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--tan);
  border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0;
  padding: 16px 20px;
  margin: 28px 0;
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.6;
}
.warning-box svg { flex-shrink: 0; margin-top: 2px; color: var(--tan-deep); }
.warning-box strong { color: var(--tan-deep); }

@media (max-width: 680px) {
  .thing { padding: 24px; }
  .thing-number { font-size: 56px; top: 12px; right: 16px; }
}