:root {
      --primary-color: #e44d26; 
      --secondary-color: #333; 
      --text-color-dark: #333;
      --text-color-light: #f8f8f8; 
      --background-color-light: #ffffff; 
      --background-color-dark: #222; 
      --border-color: #eee; 
      --shadow-light: 0 4px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); 
      --shadow-hover: 0 8px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2); 
    }

    .blog-list__section {
      padding: 20px;
      max-width: 1200px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      padding-top: var(--header-offset, 120px); 
      color: var(--text-color-dark);
      background-color: var(--background-color-light);
    }

    .blog-list__heading {
      font-size: 28px;
      font-weight: bold;
      color: var(--primary-color);
      text-align: center;
      margin-bottom: 15px;
      line-height: 1.3;
    }

    .blog-list__description {
      font-size: 16px;
      color: var(--secondary-color);
      text-align: center;
      margin-bottom: 40px;
      line-height: 1.6;
      max-width: 800px;
      margin-left: auto;
      margin-right: auto;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-container {
      position: relative;
      padding: 20px 0;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-container::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      top: 0;
      bottom: 0;
      left: 20px; 
      width: 4px;
      background-color: var(--primary-color);
      z-index: 1;
    }

    .blog-list__item {
      position: relative;
      margin-bottom: 40px;
      padding-left: 60px; 
      display: flex;
      align-items: flex-start;
    }

    .blog-list__item::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      top: 15px; 
      left: 10px; 
      width: 24px;
      height: 24px;
      background-color: var(--primary-color);
      border: 4px solid var(--background-color-light); 
      border-radius: 50%;
      z-index: 2;
    }

    .blog-list__item-content-wrapper {
      flex: 1;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column; 
    }

    .blog-list__item-date-marker {
      display: none; 
    }

    .blog-list__item-date {
      font-size: 14px;
      color: #999;
      margin-bottom: 10px;
      display: block;
    }

    .blog-list__item-card {
      background-color: var(--background-color-light);
      border-radius: 10px;
      box-shadow: var(--shadow-light);
      overflow: hidden;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      width: 100%;
      transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
      border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
    }

    .blog-list__item-card:hover {
      transform: translateY(-5px);
      box-shadow: var(--shadow-hover);
    }

    .blog-list__item-image-link {
      display: block;
      width: 100%;
      height: 200px; 
      overflow: hidden;
    }

    .blog-list__item-image {
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
      display: block;
    }

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

    .blog-list__item-title {
      font-size: 20px;
      font-weight: bold;
      margin-bottom: 10px;
      line-height: 1.4;
    }

    .blog-list__item-title-link {
      color: var(--text-color-dark);
      text-decoration: none;
      transition: color 0.3s ease;
    }

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

    .blog-list__item-summary {
      font-size: 15px;
      color: #666;
      margin-bottom: 15px;
      line-height: 1.6;
      display: -webkit-box;
      -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
      -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
      overflow: hidden;
      text-overflow: ellipsis;
      flex-grow: 1;
    }

    .blog-list__item-read-more {
      display: inline-block;
      font-size: 14px;
      color: var(--primary-color);
      text-decoration: none;
      font-weight: bold;
      margin-top: 10px;
      transition: color 0.3s ease;
    }

    .blog-list__item-read-more:hover {
      text-decoration: underline;
      color: #c73c1d; 
    }

    
    @media (min-width: 768px) {
      .blog-list__timeline-container::before {
        left: 50%; 
        transform: translateX(-50%);
      }

      .blog-list__item {
        padding-left: 0;
        justify-content: center;
        width: 100%;
      }

      .blog-list__item::before {
        left: 50%;
        transform: translateX(-50%);
      }
      
      .blog-list__item-content-wrapper {
        flex-direction: row; 
        width: 90%;
        max-width: 900px;
        justify-content: space-between;
      }

      .blog-list__item-date-marker {
        display: block; 
        position: relative;
        left: auto;
        top: auto;
        transform: none;
        width: 150px;
        flex-shrink: 0;
        text-align: right;
        padding-right: 30px;
        align-self: center;
      }

      .blog-list__item-date {
        font-size: 16px;
      }

      .blog-list__item-card {
        width: calc(100% - 180px);
        flex-direction: row;
        align-items: center;
      }

      .blog-list__item-image-link {
        width: 40%;
        height: 150px;
        flex-shrink: 0;
      }

      .blog-list__item-text-content {
        padding: 15px 20px;
        width: 60%;
      }
      
      
      .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__item-content-wrapper {
        flex-direction: row-reverse;
      }

      .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__item-date-marker {
        text-align: left;
        padding-left: 30px;
        padding-right: 0;
      }
      
      .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__item-card {
        margin-right: auto;
      }
      
      .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__item-card {
        margin-left: auto;
      }
      
      .blog-list__item-date--mobile {
          display: none;
      }
    }

    
    @media (min-width: 1024px) {
      .blog-list__heading {
        font-size: 36px;
      }

      .blog-list__description {
        font-size: 18px;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-container {
        padding: 40px 0;
      }

      .blog-list__item {
        margin-bottom: 60px;
      }

      .blog-list__item::before {
        top: 25px;
        width: 30px;
        height: 30px;
        border-width: 5px;
      }

      .blog-list__item-content-wrapper {
        max-width: 1000px;
      }

      .blog-list__item-date-marker {
        width: 200px;
        padding-right: 40px;
        align-self: flex-start;
        margin-top: 20px;
      }

      .blog-list__item-date {
        font-size: 18px;
      }

      .blog-list__item-card {
        width: calc(50% - 100px);
        min-height: 250px;
      }

      .blog-list__item-image-link {
        width: 45%;
        height: 250px;
      }

      .blog-list__item-text-content {
        padding: 25px;
        width: 55%;
      }

      .blog-list__item-title {
        font-size: 22px;
      }

      .blog-list__item-summary {
        font-size: 16px;
      }
    }