/*
Theme Name: thelakshmiram
Theme URI: https://thelakshmiram.com
Author: Lakshmi Ramasubramanian (with Claude)
Author URI: https://thelakshmiram.com
Description: A personal site — scrapbook aesthetic, soft pastel palette, hand-coded with care. Custom layouts for Now, About, Writing, Travels, Practice, Reading, and Hello, plus eight Practice journal subpages.
Version: 1.0.26
License: All rights reserved
Text Domain: thelakshmiram
*/

/* =========================================================================
   the lakshmi ram — scrapbook edition
   ========================================================================= */

:root {
  --sky:        #E8F1F8;
  --cream:      #FAF7F0;
  --paper:      #F4EFE2;
  --kraft:      #E8DCC4;
  --blush:      #FBD5D5;
  --mint:       #D4E5D2;
  --lavender:   #E6E0EE;
  --peach:      #FBE3D6;
  --sage:       #C8D8C0;
  --driftwood:  #6B6256;
  --ink:        #2C2620;
  --brass:      #B8860B;
  --brass-soft: #C9A661;
  --indigo:     #9FA8C7;
  --rose:       #B25D43;

  --sky-top: var(--sky);
  --sky-mid: var(--cream);
  --sky-bot: var(--cream);

  --serif: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  --hand:  "Caveat", "Bradley Hand", cursive;
  --sans:  "Inter", -apple-system, sans-serif;
}

*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

body {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-weight: 300;
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--driftwood);
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg,
      var(--sky-top) 0%,
      var(--sky-mid) 50%,
      var(--sky-bot) 100%);
  transition: background 60s ease-in-out;
  min-height: 100vh;
  position: relative;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}

/* Paper-grain across the whole page */
body::before {
  content: "";
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 220 220'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.85' numOctaves='2' seed='6'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0.6 0'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='220' height='220' filter='url(%23n)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
  opacity: 0.08;
  z-index: 1;
  mix-blend-mode: multiply;
}

a {
  color: var(--driftwood);
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  transition: border-color 0.4s ease, color 0.4s ease;
}
a:hover { color: var(--brass); border-bottom-color: var(--brass); }

img, svg { max-width: 100%; display: block; }


/* (cloud orbs removed — were drawing visible bronze circle outlines) */

@keyframes drift1 { 0%,100%{transform:translate(0,0)} 50%{transform:translate(8vw,6vh)} }
@keyframes drift2 { 0%,100%{transform:translate(0,0)} 50%{transform:translate(-10vw,-4vh)} }
@keyframes drift3 { 0%,100%{transform:translate(0,0)} 50%{transform:translate(6vw,-8vh)} }


/* ── Header ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.site-header {
  position: relative; z-index: 10;
  max-width: 1280px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 1.6rem 2rem 0.8rem;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: auto 1fr auto;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 2rem;
}
.logo {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  border: none;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  line-height: 1;
}
.logo:hover { color: var(--brass); border: none; }
.logo img {
  display: block;
  height: 44px;
  width: auto;
  object-fit: contain;
}
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .logo img { height: 36px; }
}
.topnav { display: flex; justify-content: center; gap: 1.8rem; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.topnav a {
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.stamp {
  font-family: var(--hand);
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  color: var(--driftwood);
  opacity: 0.85;
  text-align: right;
  transform: rotate(-2deg);
  padding: 0.3rem 0.8rem;
  border: 1px dashed var(--brass-soft);
  border-radius: 2px;
}


/* ── HERO ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.hero {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 1280px;
  margin: 1.5rem auto 0;
  border-radius: 4px;
  overflow: hidden;
  z-index: 5;
  box-shadow: 0 30px 60px -40px rgba(43, 38, 32, 0.25);
}
.hero__sky {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: clamp(380px, 56vw, 720px);
}
.hero__content {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%; left: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  text-align: center;
  z-index: 2;
  width: 90%;
  max-width: 720px;
}
.hero__content .kicker {
  font-family: var(--hand);
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  color: var(--driftwood);
  margin: 0 0 0.5rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  transform: rotate(-1.5deg);
  display: inline-block;
}
.hero__title {
  font-family: var(--hand);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 9vw, 7rem);
  line-height: 0.98;
  margin: 0.2rem 0 0;
  color: var(--ink);
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
}
.hero__title span { display: block; }
.hero__title span:first-child { transform: rotate(-1.5deg); }
.hero__title span:last-child  { transform: rotate(0.5deg); margin-top: 0.2rem; }
.hero__sub {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.6vw, 1.25rem);
  color: var(--driftwood);
  margin-top: 1.2rem;
  opacity: 0.85;
}

/* Clouds drift across the sky — each on its own slow loop */
.hero__cloud {
  transform-box: fill-box;
  will-change: transform;
}
.hero__cloud--a { animation: drift-cloud 95s linear infinite;  }
.hero__cloud--b { animation: drift-cloud 130s linear -50s infinite; }
.hero__cloud--c { animation: drift-cloud 110s linear -80s infinite; }
@keyframes drift-cloud {
  from { transform: translateX(1500px); }
  to   { transform: translateX(-700px); }
}
.bird { animation: flap 3s ease-in-out infinite; transform-origin: center; }
.bird--2{ animation-delay: 0.4s; }
.bird--3{ animation-delay: 0.8s; }
.bird--4{ animation-delay: 1.2s; }
@keyframes flap {
  0%,100%{transform:scale(1,1)}
  50%{transform:scale(1.05,0.7)}
}

/* Sprig of leaves tucked in hero corner */
.hero__leaves {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: -30px; left: 20px;
  width: 110px; height: 140px;
  z-index: 3;
  transform: rotate(-15deg);
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: 0.85;
}


/* ── LETTER as journal page ─────────────────────────────────────── */
.letter-band {
  position: relative;
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin: 5rem auto;
  padding: 0 2rem;
  z-index: 5;
}
.letter {
  position: relative;
  max-width: 640px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 4rem 3rem 3rem;
  background: var(--cream);
  background-image:
    repeating-linear-gradient(
      to bottom,
      transparent 0,
      transparent 31px,
      rgba(107, 98, 86, 0.07) 32px
    );
  border-radius: 2px;
  box-shadow:
    0 30px 60px -30px rgba(43, 38, 32, 0.18),
    0 1px 3px rgba(43, 38, 32, 0.05);
  transform: rotate(-0.6deg);
}
/* Washi tape across the top of the journal page */
.letter::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: -14px; left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%) rotate(-2deg);
  width: 140px; height: 28px;
  background: var(--blush);
  opacity: 0.7;
  background-image:
    repeating-linear-gradient(45deg,
      rgba(255,255,255,0.25) 0 4px,
      transparent 4px 10px);
  box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(43,38,32,0.08);
}
/* A second tape strip on the bottom-right corner */
.letter::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 24px; right: -10px;
  width: 70px; height: 22px;
  background: var(--mint);
  opacity: 0.75;
  transform: rotate(28deg);
  background-image:
    repeating-linear-gradient(135deg,
      rgba(255,255,255,0.3) 0 3px,
      transparent 3px 8px);
  box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(43,38,32,0.08);
}
.letter__ornament {
  display: block;
  width: 80px; height: 30px;
  margin: 0 auto 2rem;
  opacity: 0.7;
}
.letter p {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  line-height: 2;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0 0 1.2rem;
}
.letter p:first-of-type::first-letter {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 3.2rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  float: left;
  line-height: 1;
  padding: 0.4rem 0.6rem 0 0;
  color: var(--brass);
}
.letter .signoff {
  font-family: var(--hand);
  font-size: 2rem;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-top: 2.5rem;
  text-align: right;
  transform: rotate(-2deg);
  display: inline-block;
  float: right;
}

/* Decorative leaf branch to the right of the letter */
.letter__decor {
  position: absolute;
  right: 10px; top: 60px;
  width: 120px; height: 240px;
  opacity: 0.7;
  pointer-events: none;
}


/* ── GRASS DIVIDER ──────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.grass-divider {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  margin: 0 auto;
  z-index: 5;
}
.grass-divider svg {
  width: 100%;
  height: 110px;
  display: block;
}
.grass-back .blade,
.grass-front .blade {
  transform-box: fill-box;
  transform-origin: 50% 100%;
  animation: sway 6s ease-in-out infinite;
}
.grass-back .blade:nth-child(odd) { animation-delay: -1.4s; animation-duration: 7.5s; }
.grass-back .blade:nth-child(3n)  { animation-delay: -2.8s; animation-duration: 8.2s; }
.grass-back .blade:nth-child(5n)  { animation-delay: -4.2s; animation-duration: 6.8s; }
.grass-front .blade:nth-child(odd){ animation-delay: -0.6s; animation-duration: 8s; }
.grass-front .blade:nth-child(3n) { animation-delay: -2.4s; animation-duration: 9s; }
@keyframes sway {
  0%,100%{ transform: rotate(-3deg) }
  50%{ transform: rotate(3deg) }
}

/* ── PERCHED BIRD — paces across half the divider, turning at each end ── */
.perched-bird {
  animation: bird-hop 9s cubic-bezier(.5, 0, .5, 1) infinite;
  transform-box: fill-box;
}
/* Inner face group flips horizontally to make the bird turn around */
.perched-bird__face {
  transform-box: fill-box;
  transform-origin: center;
  animation: bird-turn 9s steps(1, end) infinite;
}
.perched-bird__/* (removed: body should not have bird animation) */
.perched-bird__wing {
  transform-box: fill-box;
  transform-origin: 0% 50%;   /* pivot at the shoulder (left edge of wing bbox) */
  animation: bird-wing 9s ease-in-out infinite;
}
.perched-bird__legs {
  transform-origin: center top;
  animation: bird-legs 9s linear infinite;
}

/* Hop path: 3 hops right (200→1010), turn, 3 hops left (1010→200) */
@keyframes bird-hop {
  /* ── Heading right (3 hops, ~270 units each = 810 total) ── */
  0%   { transform: translate(200px, 92px); }    /* start, facing right */
  4%   { transform: translate(205px, 70px); }    /* take off */
  9%   { transform: translate(335px, 55px); }    /* peak (hop 1) */
  14%  { transform: translate(470px, 92px); }    /* land */
  17%  { transform: translate(470px, 92px); }    /* rest */
  21%  { transform: translate(475px, 70px); }    /* take off */
  26%  { transform: translate(605px, 55px); }    /* peak (hop 2) */
  31%  { transform: translate(740px, 92px); }    /* land */
  34%  { transform: translate(740px, 92px); }    /* rest */
  38%  { transform: translate(745px, 70px); }    /* take off */
  43%  { transform: translate(875px, 55px); }    /* peak (hop 3) */
  48%  { transform: translate(1010px, 92px); }   /* land (right end) */
  /* ── Pause + turn ── */
  53%  { transform: translate(1010px, 92px); }
  58%  { transform: translate(1010px, 92px); }   /* turn happens here */
  /* ── Heading left (3 hops back) ── */
  62%  { transform: translate(1005px, 70px); }   /* take off going left */
  67%  { transform: translate(875px, 55px); }    /* peak (hop 4) */
  72%  { transform: translate(740px, 92px); }    /* land */
  75%  { transform: translate(740px, 92px); }    /* rest */
  79%  { transform: translate(735px, 70px); }    /* take off */
  84%  { transform: translate(605px, 55px); }    /* peak (hop 5) */
  88%  { transform: translate(470px, 92px); }    /* land */
  91%  { transform: translate(470px, 92px); }    /* rest */
  95%  { transform: translate(465px, 70px); }    /* take off */
  100% { transform: translate(200px, 92px); }    /* back home */
}

/* Flip horizontally to face the direction of travel.
   Bird natively faces LEFT (head on negative-x side). scaleX(-1) faces RIGHT.
   steps(1, end) makes the turn read as instant. */
@keyframes bird-turn {
  0%   { transform: scaleX(-1); }   /* facing right (going right) */
  56%  { transform: scaleX(-1); }   /* still facing right at right-end */
  58%  { transform: scaleX(1); }    /* TURN: now facing left */
  98%  { transform: scaleX(1); }    /* still facing left at home */
  100% { transform: scaleX(-1); }   /* TURN BACK: face right for next loop */
}

@keyframes bird-bob {
  0%, 100% { transform: translateY(0); }
  50%      { transform: translateY(-0.8px); }
}
/* Wing rotates around the shoulder. Negative angle = wing up (back over body),
   positive angle = wing down (pushing for lift). Folded rest = ~-10deg.
   Six hops in the cycle, so six full flap arcs synced to the bird-hop keyframes:
   take-off → wing up,  peak → wing down (lift),  landing → folded again. */
@keyframes bird-wing {
  /* ── Heading right ── */
  0%   { transform: rotate(-10deg); }   /* rest, folded */
  4%   { transform: rotate(-55deg); }   /* take-off 1 — wing up */
  7%   { transform: rotate(35deg); }    /* mid-hop 1 — wing pushing down */
  11%  { transform: rotate(-30deg); }   /* second flap up */
  14%  { transform: rotate(-10deg); }   /* landing 1 — folded */
  17%  { transform: rotate(-10deg); }   /* rest */
  21%  { transform: rotate(-55deg); }   /* take-off 2 */
  24%  { transform: rotate(35deg); }    /* mid-hop 2 */
  28%  { transform: rotate(-30deg); }
  31%  { transform: rotate(-10deg); }   /* landing 2 */
  34%  { transform: rotate(-10deg); }
  38%  { transform: rotate(-55deg); }   /* take-off 3 */
  41%  { transform: rotate(35deg); }    /* mid-hop 3 */
  45%  { transform: rotate(-30deg); }
  48%  { transform: rotate(-10deg); }   /* landing 3 — at right end */
  /* ── Pause + turn ── */
  53%  { transform: rotate(-10deg); }
  58%  { transform: rotate(-10deg); }   /* turn happens */
  /* ── Heading left ── */
  62%  { transform: rotate(-55deg); }   /* take-off 4 */
  65%  { transform: rotate(35deg); }    /* mid-hop 4 */
  69%  { transform: rotate(-30deg); }
  72%  { transform: rotate(-10deg); }   /* landing 4 */
  75%  { transform: rotate(-10deg); }
  79%  { transform: rotate(-55deg); }   /* take-off 5 */
  82%  { transform: rotate(35deg); }    /* mid-hop 5 */
  86%  { transform: rotate(-30deg); }
  88%  { transform: rotate(-10deg); }   /* landing 5 */
  91%  { transform: rotate(-10deg); }
  95%  { transform: rotate(-55deg); }   /* take-off 6 */
  98%  { transform: rotate(35deg); }    /* mid-hop 6 */
  100% { transform: rotate(-10deg); }   /* landing 6 — back home */
}
@keyframes bird-legs {
  /* Legs scrunch on landings (14%, 31%, 48%, 72%, 88%, 100%) and pre-launch */
  0%, 14%, 31%, 48%, 72%, 88%, 100% { transform: scaleY(1); }
  4%, 21%, 38%, 62%, 79%, 95%       { transform: scaleY(0.55); }
}


/* ── CURRENTS — scrapbook spread ────────────────────────────────── */
.currents-band {
  position: relative;
  max-width: 1280px;
  margin: 3rem auto 4rem;
  padding: 2rem 2rem 4rem;
  z-index: 5;
}
.currents-header {
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: 3rem;
}
.currents-header .kicker {
  font-family: var(--hand);
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  color: var(--brass);
  margin: 0;
  transform: rotate(-1deg);
  display: inline-block;
}
.currents-header h2 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem);
  margin: 0.3rem 0 0;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.currents-header h2::after {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  width: 60px;
  height: 2px;
  background: var(--brass);
  margin: 0.8rem auto 0;
}

.currents-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(12, 1fr);
  gap: 2.5rem 2rem;
}

.current {
  position: relative;
  padding: 2.2rem 1.8rem 1.8rem;
  border-radius: 3px;
  background: var(--cream);
  box-shadow:
    0 20px 40px -25px rgba(43, 38, 32, 0.25),
    0 1px 2px rgba(43, 38, 32, 0.04);
}
/* Subtle paper texture (very low opacity) only on cards */
.current > *:not(.current__icon):not(svg) { position: relative; z-index: 2; }
.current__inner-noise {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: 0.05;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 100 100'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.7' numOctaves='2'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 1 0'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100' height='100' filter='url(%23n)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}

/* Per-card paper colour + subtle rotation (asymmetric) */
.current--blush    { background-color: #FFF4F4; transform: rotate(-1.2deg); grid-column: span 4; }
.current--mint     { background-color: #EFF6EE; transform: rotate(0.8deg);  grid-column: span 5; margin-top: 1.6rem; }
.current--lavender { background-color: #F3EFF8; transform: rotate(-0.6deg); grid-column: span 3; margin-top: 0.6rem;}
.current--peach    { background-color: #FFF1E6; transform: rotate(0.5deg);  grid-column: span 5; margin-top: -1rem;}
.current--sage     { background-color: #ECF1E8; transform: rotate(-0.8deg); grid-column: span 4; margin-top: 0.8rem;}
.current--cream    { background-color: #FAF6EC; transform: rotate(1deg);    grid-column: span 3;}

/* Stitched border (dashed) */
.current::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 6px;
  border: 1px dashed rgba(107, 98, 86, 0.3);
  border-radius: 2px;
  pointer-events: none;
}
/* Washi tape on top-left corner of every card */
.current::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: -10px; left: 16px;
  width: 60px; height: 18px;
  background: var(--brass);
  opacity: 0.18;
  transform: rotate(-12deg);
  background-image:
    repeating-linear-gradient(45deg,
      rgba(255,255,255,0.3) 0 3px,
      transparent 3px 8px);
  box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(43,38,32,0.08);
}
.current--mint::after     { background: var(--mint); opacity: 0.75; }
.current--blush::after    { background: var(--blush); opacity: 0.7; }
.current--lavender::after { background: var(--lavender); opacity: 0.8; }
.current--peach::after    { background: var(--peach); opacity: 0.75; }
.current--sage::after     { background: var(--sage); opacity: 0.7; }
.current--cream::after    { background: var(--brass-soft); opacity: 0.5; }

.current__icon {
  width: 36px; height: 36px;
  margin-bottom: 0.6rem;
  display: block;
}
.current h3 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  margin: 0 0 0.6rem;
  color: var(--ink);
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
}
/* Hand-drawn underline under each heading under each heading */
.current h3::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  bottom: -4px; left: 0;
  width: 100%; height: 6px;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 100 6'%3E%3Cpath d='M2 4 Q25 1 50 3 T98 3' fill='none' stroke='%23B8860B' stroke-width='1.5' stroke-linecap='round' opacity='0.7'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-size: 100% 100%;
}
.current p {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0;
}
.current p em { font-style: italic; }


/* ── POLAROID PHOTOGRAPH ────────────────────────────────────────── */
.photo-band {
  position: relative;
  max-width: 900px;
  margin: 6rem auto 7rem;
  padding: 0 2rem;
  z-index: 5;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0;
}
.polaroid {
  position: relative;
  background: #FDFBF6;
  padding: 22px 22px 32px;
  box-shadow:
    0 30px 60px -30px rgba(43, 38, 32, 0.3),
    0 1px 3px rgba(43, 38, 32, 0.08);
  transform: rotate(-2.5deg);
  width: 520px;
  flex: 0 0 520px;
  margin: 0;
  z-index: 2;
  border: 1px solid rgba(107, 98, 86, 0.08);
}
.polaroid__tape {
  position: absolute;
  top: -16px;
  width: 110px; height: 28px;
  opacity: 0.85;
  background-image:
    repeating-linear-gradient(45deg,
      rgba(255,255,255,0.35) 0 4px,
      transparent 4px 10px);
  box-shadow: 0 3px 6px rgba(43,38,32,0.12);
  z-index: 5;
}
.polaroid__tape--left  { left: 8%;  transform: rotate(-10deg); background: var(--mint); }
.polaroid__tape--right { right: 8%; transform: rotate(10deg);  background: var(--blush); }
.polaroid__frame { position: relative; }
.polaroid__image {
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 3/2;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--peach);
}
.polaroid__image svg,
.polaroid__image img { width: 100%; height: 100%; display: block; object-fit: cover; }
.polaroid figcaption {
  margin-top: 0.9rem;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 0 0.5rem;
}
.polaroid__caption {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--hand);
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: var(--ink);
  line-height: 1.4;
  opacity: 0.9;
}
.polaroid__meta {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--hand);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  color: var(--brass);
  margin-top: 0.2rem;
  opacity: 0.85;
}
.photo-flower {
  width: 140px; height: 200px;
  align-self: flex-end;
  transform: rotate(15deg) translate(-20px, 30px);
  flex: 0 0 140px;
  margin-left: -30px;
  z-index: 1;
}


/* ── EXITS ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.exits {
  text-align: center;
  max-width: 880px;
  margin: 6rem auto 5rem;
  padding: 0 2rem;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 1.4rem;
  align-items: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  z-index: 5;
  position: relative;
}
.exits a {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--brass);
  padding-bottom: 0.2rem;
  opacity: 0.9;
}
.exits a:hover { opacity: 1; }
.exits__dot {
  color: var(--brass);
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  opacity: 0.6;
}


/* ── FOOTER — compact 3-column band ─────────────────────────────── */
.site-footer {
  position: relative;
  max-width: 1280px;
  margin: 2.5rem auto 0;
  padding: 1.8rem 2rem 1rem;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 1.5rem;
  align-items: start;
  z-index: 5;
}
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .site-footer { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 1.2rem; padding: 1.4rem 1.4rem 1rem; }
}
.site-footer::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0; left: 2rem; right: 2rem;
  height: 1px;
  background-image: linear-gradient(to right,
    rgba(107, 98, 86, 0.3) 0,
    rgba(107, 98, 86, 0.3) 8px,
    transparent 8px,
    transparent 14px);
  background-size: 14px 1px;
}
/* (removed: bird no longer in footer) */
.foot-col h3 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  margin: 0 0 0.5rem;
  color: var(--brass);
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.foot-col ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.foot-col li { margin-bottom: 0.18rem; line-height: 1.5; }
.foot-col li a { font-size: 0.92rem; }
.foot-col p { margin: 0 0 0.5rem; font-size: 0.88rem; line-height: 1.5; }
.news-form { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.4rem; }
.news-form input {
  flex: 1 1 10rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(155, 141, 123, 0.3);
  background: rgba(250, 247, 240, 0.6);
  padding: 0.45rem 0.7rem;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  color: var(--driftwood);
  border-radius: 2px;
}
.news-form input:focus { outline: none; border-color: var(--brass); }
.news-form button {
  border: none;
  background: var(--driftwood);
  color: var(--cream);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  padding: 0.45rem 0.85rem;
  border-radius: 2px;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background 0.4s ease;
}
.news-form button:hover { background: var(--brass); }
/* (removed: foot-note replaced by foot-col--note) */

/* ── Exits (Now-page text links to other pages) ─────────────────── */
.exits {
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: 2rem auto 1rem;
  padding: 0 2rem;
  text-align: center;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 2.5rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 5;
}
.exit-link {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  color: var(--brass);
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  padding-bottom: 1px;
  transition: border-color 0.3s ease, color 0.3s ease;
}
.exit-link:hover {
  color: var(--ink);
  border-bottom-color: var(--brass);
}