:root {
      --primary-color: #E67E22; 
      --text-color-dark: #333333;
      --text-color-light: #666666;
      --background-color-light: #f9f9f9;
      --card-background-color: #ffffff;
      --border-color: #e0e0e0;
      --header-offset: 120px; 
    }

    .blog-list {
      padding-top: var(--header-offset, 120px);
      padding-bottom: 40px;
      background-color: var(--background-color-light);
      font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
      color: var(--text-color-dark);
      line-height: 1.6;
      padding-left: 15px;
      padding-right: 15px;
      max-width: 1200px;
      margin: 0 auto;
    }

    .blog-list__heading {
      text-align: center;
      margin-bottom: 40px;
      color: var(--primary-color);
      font-size: 2.2em;
      font-weight: bold;
      padding-top: 20px;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-container {
      position: relative;
      padding-left: 25px;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-container::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      top: 0;
      bottom: 0;
      left: 12px;
      width: 2px;
      background-color: var(--border-color);
    }

    .blog-list__item {
      position: relative;
      margin-bottom: 30px;
      background-color: var(--card-background-color);
      border-radius: 10px;
      box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
      transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      overflow: hidden;
    }

    .blog-list__item:hover {
      transform: translateY(-5px);
      box-shadow: 0 8px 25px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
    }

    .blog-list__item::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      left: -18px;
      top: 20px;
      width: 20px;
      height: 20px;
      background-color: var(--primary-color);
      border: 3px solid var(--card-background-color);
      border-radius: 50%;
      z-index: 1;
      box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px var(--primary-color);
    }

    .blog-list__image-wrapper {
      width: 100%;
      padding-bottom: 56.25%; 
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
      border-top-left-radius: 8px;
      border-top-right-radius: 8px;
    }

    .blog-list__cover-image {
      position: absolute;
      top: 0;
      left: 0;
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
      display: block;
    }

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

    .blog-list__title {
      font-size: 1.3em;
      font-weight: bold;
      margin-top: 0;
      margin-bottom: 10px;
    }

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

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

    .blog-list__summary {
      font-size: 0.95em;
      color: var(--text-color-light);
      margin-bottom: 15px;
      display: -webkit-box;
      -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
      -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
      overflow: hidden;
      text-overflow: ellipsis;
      min-height: 3.8em; 
    }

    .blog-list__meta {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      align-items: center;
      font-size: 0.85em;
      color: #999999;
      margin-bottom: 15px;
    }

    .blog-list__date {
      white-space: nowrap;
    }

    .blog-list__read-more {
      display: inline-block;
      background-color: var(--primary-color);
      color: var(--text-color-dark); 
      padding: 10px 20px;
      border-radius: 5px;
      text-decoration: none;
      font-weight: bold;
      transition: background-color 0.3s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
      font-size: 0.9em;
    }

    .blog-list__read-more:hover {
      background-color: #cc6d1b; 
      transform: translateY(-2px);
    }

    .blog-list__pagination {
      text-align: center;
      margin-top: 40px;
    }

    .blog-list__pagination-link {
      display: inline-block;
      padding: 10px 15px;
      margin: 0 5px;
      background-color: var(--card-background-color);
      border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
      border-radius: 5px;
      color: var(--text-color-dark);
      text-decoration: none;
      transition: background-color 0.3s ease, color 0.3s ease;
    }

    .blog-list__pagination-link--active,
    .blog-list__pagination-link:hover {
      background-color: var(--primary-color);
      color: var(--card-background-color);
      border-color: var(--primary-color);
    }

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

      .blog-list__item {
        flex-direction: row;
        margin-left: auto;
        margin-right: auto;
        max-width: 90%;
      }

      .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) {
        flex-direction: row-reverse;
      }

      .blog-list__item::before {
        left: 50%;
        transform: translateX(-50%);
      }

      .blog-list__image-wrapper {
        width: 40%;
        padding-bottom: unset;
        height: 200px;
      }
      .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__image-wrapper {
        border-top-left-radius: 0;
        border-top-right-radius: 8px;
        border-bottom-right-radius: 8px;
      }
      .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__image-wrapper {
        border-top-left-radius: 8px;
        border-bottom-left-radius: 8px;
        border-top-right-radius: 0;
      }

      .blog-list__content {
        width: 60%;
      }
    }

    @media (min-width: 1024px) {
      .blog-list__timeline-container {
        padding-left: 0;
        display: grid;
        grid-template-columns: 1fr 2px 1fr;
        gap: 20px;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-container::before {
        left: 50%;
        transform: translateX(-50%);
        grid-column: 2;
        width: 2px;
      }

      .blog-list__item {
        margin: 0;
        max-width: 100%;
        flex-direction: row;
      }

      .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) {
        grid-column: 1;
        text-align: right;
        justify-content: flex-end;
        flex-direction: row-reverse;
      }

      .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) {
        grid-column: 3;
        text-align: left;
        justify-content: flex-start;
        flex-direction: row;
      }
      
      .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__image-wrapper {
        border-top-left-radius: 8px;
        border-bottom-left-radius: 8px;
        border-top-right-radius: 0;
        border-bottom-right-radius: 0;
      }
      .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__image-wrapper {
        border-top-left-radius: 0;
        border-bottom-left-radius: 0;
        border-top-right-radius: 8px;
        border-bottom-right-radius: 8px;
      }

      .blog-list__item::before {
        left: unset;
        right: -30px;
        top: 20px;
      }

      .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd)::before {
        left: unset;
        right: -30px;
        transform: translateX(0);
      }

      .blog-list__item:nth-child(even)::before {
        left: -30px;
        right: unset;
        transform: translateX(0);
      }

      .blog-list__title {
        font-size: 1.4em;
      }

      .blog-list__summary {
        font-size: 1em;
      }
      .blog-list__meta {
        font-size: 0.9em;
      }
    }