:root {
      --primary-color: #e6b322; 
      --text-color-dark: #333333;
      --text-color-medium: #777777;
      --background-light: #f8f8f8;
      --card-background: #ffffff;
      --border-color: #e0e0e0;
      --shadow-light: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
      --shadow-hover: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
      --header-offset: 120px; 
    }

    .blog-list {
      font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif;
      background-color: var(--background-light);
      padding: 40px 20px;
      padding-top: var(--header-offset); 
      color: var(--text-color-dark);
      line-height: 1.6;
    }

    .blog-list__container {
      max-width: 1200px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      position: relative;
      padding: 20px 0;
    }

    .blog-list__container::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      top: 0;
      bottom: 0;
      left: 50%;
      width: 4px;
      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;
      flex-direction: column;
      background-color: var(--card-background);
      border-radius: 12px;
      box-shadow: 0 4px 15px var(--shadow-light);
      margin-bottom: 30px;
      overflow: hidden;
      transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
      position: relative;
      z-index: 1;
      border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
    }

    .blog-list__item:hover {
      transform: translateY(-5px);
      box-shadow: 0 8px 25px var(--shadow-hover);
    }

    .blog-list__item-image {
      width: 100%;
      height: 200px;
      object-fit: cover;
      display: block;
      border-top-left-radius: 12px;
      border-top-right-radius: 12px;
    }

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

    .blog-list__item-title {
      font-size: 20px;
      font-weight: bold;
      margin-top: 0;
      margin-bottom: 10px;
      line-height: 1.3;
    }

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

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

    .blog-list__item-summary {
      font-size: 15px;
      color: var(--text-color-medium);
      margin-bottom: 15px;
      display: -webkit-box;
      -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
      -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
      overflow: hidden;
      text-overflow: ellipsis;
    }

    .blog-list__item-date {
      font-size: 13px;
      color: var(--text-color-medium);
      margin-top: auto;
      text-align: right;
    }

    .blog-list__item-read-more {
      display: inline-block;
      margin-top: 15px;
      padding: 10px 20px;
      background-color: var(--primary-color);
      color: var(--card-background);
      text-decoration: none;
      border-radius: 8px;
      font-weight: bold;
      transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
      text-align: center;
    }

    .blog-list__item-read-more:hover {
      background-color: #d4a21e;
    }

    @media (min-width: 768px) {
      .blog-list__container {
        display: grid;
        grid-template-columns: 1fr 4px 1fr;
        gap: 0 30px;
        padding: 20px;
      }

      .blog-list__container::before {
        left: 50%;
      }

      .blog-list__item {
        margin-bottom: 40px;
        width: 100%;
      }

      .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) {
        grid-column: 1 / 2;
        text-align: right;
        justify-self: end;
        padding-right: 40px;
      }

      .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__item-date {
        text-align: right;
      }

      .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__item-read-more {
        margin-left: auto;
      }

      .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) {
        grid-column: 3 / 4;
        text-align: left;
        justify-self: start;
        padding-left: 40px;
      }

      .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__item-date {
        text-align: left;
      }

      .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__item-read-more {
        margin-right: auto;
      }

      .blog-list__item::after {
        content: '';
        position: absolute;
        top: 20px;
        width: 18px;
        height: 18px;
        background-color: var(--primary-color);
        border: 4px solid var(--card-background);
        border-radius: 50%;
        z-index: 2;
        transform: translateX(-50%);
      }

      .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd)::after {
        right: -30px;
      }

      .blog-list__item:nth-child(even)::after {
        left: -30px;
      }

      .blog-list__item-image {
        height: 220px;
      }
    }

    @media (min-width: 1024px) {
      .blog-list__item-image {
        height: 250px;
      }
    }

    @media (max-width: 767px) {
      .blog-list {
        padding: 20px 15px;
        padding-top: var(--header-offset);
      }
      .blog-list__container {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 0;
      }
      .blog-list__item {
        margin-bottom: 25px;
        width: 100%;
        text-align: left;
        padding: 0;
        box-shadow: 0 2px 10px var(--shadow-light);
      }
      .blog-list__item-image {
        height: 180px;
        border-bottom-left-radius: 0;
        border-bottom-right-radius: 0;
      }
      .blog-list__item-content {
        padding: 15px;
      }
      .blog-list__item-title {
        font-size: 18px;
        margin-bottom: 8px;
      }
      .blog-list__item-summary {
        font-size: 14px;
        -webkit-line-clamp: 4;
      }
      .blog-list__item-date {
        font-size: 12px;
        text-align: left;
      }
      .blog-list__item-read-more {
        margin-right: auto;
        margin-left: 0;
        width: auto;
      }
    }