/* Blog Post Card Container */
.blog-post-card {
  background-color: #ffffff;
  border-radius: 10px;
  width: 75%;
  text-align: center;
  margin: 20px auto;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); 
}

/* Post Image */
.post-img {
  width: 100%;
	aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
  background-image: url("../assets/ccAssets/adSquirrelLife.jpeg"); 
  background-size: cover;  
  background-position: center;
  border-bottom: 3px dotted gray;
  height: auto; 
  border-top-left-radius: 10px;
  border-top-right-radius: 10px;
	box-shadow: 0 2px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); 
}

/* Post Content */
.post-content {
  padding: 25px;
}

/* Post Title */
.post-title {
  color: teal;
  margin: 10px 0;
  font-size: 1.8rem;
  font-weight: bold;
}

/* Post Excerpt */
.post-excerpt {
  color: gray;
  margin: 15px 0;
  line-height: 1.5;
  font-size: 1rem;
}

/* Read More Link */
.read-more {
  color: #000080; /* navy */
  background-color: var(--accent-color-brown);
	color: var(--text-color-alt);
  margin: 10px;
  padding: 10px 15px;
  border-radius: 15px;
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 1rem;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: background-color 0.3s ease, color 0.3s ease;
}

/* Read More Hover State */
.read-more:hover,
.read-more:focus {
  background-color: teal;
  color: #ffffff;
  outline: none; /* ensures hover/focus is visually distinct if needed */
}