:root {
  --ink: #201b16;
  --paper: #faf6ee;
  --paper-warm: #f4ead9;
  --muted: #746a5c;
  --accent: #a0442e;
  --accent-soft: #c97a4a;
  --gold: #b8873f;
  --border: #e6dcc9;
  --max-width: 760px;
  }

  * { box-sizing: border-box; }

  html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

  body {
  margin: 0;
  background:
  radial-gradient(ellipse at top left, rgba(184, 135, 63, 0.08), transparent 55%),
  radial-gradient(ellipse at bottom right, rgba(160, 68, 46, 0.06), transparent 55%),
  var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: Georgia, "Iowan Old Style", "Times New Roman", serif;
  line-height: 1.65;
  }

  a { color: var(--accent); text-decoration: none; }
  a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }

  /* Sticky, shrinking header */
  .site-header {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 100;
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(244, 234, 217, 0.96), rgba(250, 246, 238, 0.94));
  backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
  box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(184, 135, 63, 0.15);
  transition: padding 0.25s ease;
  }

  .site-header::before {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  height: 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(to right, var(--accent), var(--gold), var(--accent));
  opacity: 0.85;
  }

  .header-inner {
  max-width: 100%;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 24px 0;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 20px;
  transition: padding 0.25s ease;
  }

  .site-header.shrink .header-inner {
  padding: 8px 0;
  }

  .portrait {
  width: clamp(140px, 18vw, 340px);
  height: clamp(140px, 18vw, 340px);
  flex-shrink: 0;
  border-radius: 50%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: top center;
  border: 4px solid var(--paper);
  outline: 1px solid var(--border);
  box-shadow: 0 3px 10px rgba(32, 27, 22, 0.25);
  filter: sepia(0.25) contrast(1.02);
  transition: width 0.25s ease, height 0.25s ease, opacity 0.25s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
  }

  .portrait:hover {
  transform: translateY(-2px) scale(1.03);
  filter: sepia(0.05) contrast(1.05);
  }

  .site-header.shrink .portrait {
  width: 156px;
  height: 156px;
  }

  .title-block {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  flex: 1 1 0%;
  min-width: 0;
  gap: 32px;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 0 20px;
  }

  .site-title-group {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
  color: var(--ink);
  }

  .site-title {
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 4.8vw, 4rem);
  color: #6cabdd;
  letter-spacing: 0.005em;
  line-height: 1.1;
  white-space: nowrap;
  transition: font-size 0.25s ease;
  }

  .site-tagline {
  font-size: 1.9rem;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--ink);
  text-align: center;
  transition: font-size 0.25s ease, opacity 0.25s ease;
  }

  .site-header.shrink .site-title {
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  }

  .site-header.shrink .site-tagline {
  font-size: 0;
  opacity: 0;
  }

  .site-nav {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 0;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  }

  .site-nav a {
  position: relative;
  margin: 0 26px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.03em;
  }

  .site-nav a::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  bottom: -4px;
  height: 2px;
  background: var(--accent);
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transition: transform 0.2s ease;
  }

  .site-nav a.active::after,
  .site-nav a:hover::after {
  transform: scaleX(1);
  }

  .site-nav a.active,
  .site-nav a:hover {
  color: var(--accent);
  text-decoration: none;
  }

  .site-main {
  max-width: var(--max-width);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 48px 24px 80px;
  }

  .hero h1,
  .site-main > h1 {
  font-size: 2.4rem;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
  color: #6cabdd;
  }

  .hero h1::after {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  width: 56px;
  height: 3px;
  margin-top: 14px;
  background: linear-gradient(to right, var(--accent), var(--gold));
  border-radius: 2px;
  }

  .lede {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  margin: 18px 0 44px;
  max-width: 55ch;
  }

  .post-list { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 32px; }

  .post-card {
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom right, #ffffff, var(--paper-warm) 140%);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-left: 4px solid var(--accent-soft);
  border-radius: 6px;
  padding: 26px 28px;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(32, 27, 22, 0.06);
  transition: transform 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease;
  }

  .post-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(32, 27, 22, 0.1);
  }

  .post-card h2 { margin: 0 0 4px; font-size: 1.4rem; }

  .meditation-title {
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-decoration-color: var(--accent-soft);
  text-underline-offset: 5px;
  text-decoration-thickness: 2px;
  }

  .post-date,
  .post-meta {
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  margin: 4px 0 14px;
  font-style: normal;
  }

  .observation-card .post-date {
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  }

  .observation-text {
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  }

  .read-more {
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  font-weight: bold;
  }

  .single-post {
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom right, #ffffff, var(--paper-warm) 160%);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: 8px;
  padding: 36px 40px;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 16px rgba(32, 27, 22, 0.07);
  }

  .single-post h1 {
  font-size: 2rem;
  margin-bottom: 4px;
  color: var(--ink);
  }

  .single-post > .post-date {
  color: var(--gold);
  }

  .observation-single .post-date {
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  }

  .single-post p { margin: 1em 0; }

  .single-post .post-date + p::first-letter {
  font-size: 3.2rem;
  float: left;
  line-height: 0.85;
  padding: 4px 8px 0 0;
  color: var(--accent);
  font-weight: bold;
  }

  .meditation { font-style: normal; }

  .site-footer {
  max-width: var(--max-width);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 32px 24px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  text-align: center;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
  }

  @media (max-width: 640px) {
  .header-inner {
  grid-template-columns: auto 1fr auto;
  padding: 28px 16px;
  gap: 10px;
  }
  .portrait { width: 48px; height: 48px; }
  .site-title { font-size: 1.6rem; }
  .site-nav a { margin: 0 8px; font-size: 0.85rem; }
  .single-post { padding: 24px 22px; }
  .post-card { padding: 20px 20px; }
  .site-header.shrink .portrait { width: 34px; height: 34px; }
  .site-tagline { font-size: 0.85rem; }
  .title-block { gap: 6px; }
  .site-title { white-space: normal; }
  }