/* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   Beyond Limits Therapy & Education Center
   Palette: cream ground, light sage, light brown/tan, logo gold
   ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
:root {
  --cream: #faf8f1;
  --cream-2: #f4f0e4;
  --sage-100: #edf1de;
  --sage-200: #dde5c6;
  --sage-400: #aab77f;
  --sage-600: #7c8b57;
  --sage-800: #47522f;
  --tan-100: #f0e7d8;
  --tan-300: #dcc39a;
  --tan-500: #c9a97c;
  --brown-700: #4a3b28;
  --ink: #2e2a20;
  --muted: #7a7260;
  --gold: #b98a2f;
  --gold-hi: #e8c76a;
  --gold-lo: #8a6420;
  --white: #fffdf8;
  --shadow: 0 24px 60px -24px rgba(74, 59, 40, 0.28);
  --radius: 22px;
  --grad-gold: linear-gradient(105deg, var(--gold-lo), var(--gold-hi) 45%, var(--gold-lo) 90%);
  --font-display: "Playfair Display", Georgia, serif;
  --font-script: "Pinyon Script", cursive;
  --font-body: "Figtree", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; overflow-x: hidden; }
@supports (overflow: clip) { html, body { overflow-x: clip; } }
body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--cream);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 1.04rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}
img { max-width: 100%; display: block; }
a { color: inherit; }

h1, h2, h3 { font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.2; text-wrap: balance; }
h2 { font-size: clamp(2rem, 4.2vw, 3.1rem); margin: 0.4rem 0 1rem; }
h2 em, h1 em { font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; }
p { max-width: 65ch; }

.grad {
  background: var(--grad-gold);
  background-size: 200% auto;
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  color: transparent;
  animation: shimmer 5s linear infinite;
}
@keyframes shimmer { to { background-position: 200% center; } }

.kicker {
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-indent: 0.22em;
  color: var(--sage-600);
  border: 1px solid var(--sage-200);
  background: var(--sage-100);
  border-radius: 99px;
  padding: 0.4rem 1rem;
}

/* ── Buttons ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.btn {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  border-radius: 99px;
  padding: 0.7rem 1.6rem;
  text-decoration: none;
  border: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: transform 0.25s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.4, 0.44, 1), box-shadow 0.25s ease;
}
.btn.lg { padding: 0.95rem 2.1rem; font-size: 1.02rem; }
.btn.block { display: block; text-align: center; width: 100%; }
.btn.gold {
  color: #fffbe9;
  background: linear-gradient(120deg, var(--gold-lo), var(--gold) 40%, var(--gold-hi) 75%, var(--gold));
  background-size: 220% auto;
  box-shadow: 0 12px 28px -10px rgba(185, 138, 47, 0.55);
}
.btn.gold:hover, .btn.gold:focus-visible {
  transform: translateY(-3px) scale(1.03); background-position: right center;
  box-shadow: 0 18px 36px -10px rgba(185, 138, 47, 0.7), 0 0 0 4px rgba(232, 199, 106, 0.35);
}
/* light sweeps across every button on hover / focus */
.btn { position: relative; overflow: hidden; isolation: isolate; }
.btn::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; top: -40%; bottom: -40%; left: -50%; width: 40%;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(255, 251, 233, 0.6), transparent);
  transform: skewX(-20deg) translateX(-140%);
  transition: transform 0.65s ease;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.btn:hover::after, .btn:focus-visible::after { transform: skewX(-20deg) translateX(480%); }
.btn:active { transform: translateY(1px) scale(0.96) !important; transition-duration: 0.1s; }
.btn.ghost {
  color: var(--sage-800);
  background: transparent;
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1.5px var(--sage-400);
}
.btn.ghost:hover, .btn.ghost:focus-visible {
  transform: translateY(-3px); background: var(--sage-100); color: var(--gold-lo);
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1.5px var(--gold), 0 12px 26px -12px rgba(185, 138, 47, 0.5);
}

/* ── Preloader ───────────────────────────────────────────── */
.preloader {
  position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 200;
  background: var(--cream);
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  transition: opacity 0.7s ease, visibility 0.7s;
}
.preloader.done { opacity: 0; visibility: hidden; }
.pre-inner { text-align: center; animation: preFloat 2.2s ease-in-out infinite; }
.pre-logo { width: min(260px, 60vw); margin: 0 auto; filter: drop-shadow(0 8px 22px rgba(185, 138, 47, 0.35)); }
@keyframes preFloat { 50% { transform: translateY(-8px); } }
.pre-logo-wrap { position: relative; display: inline-block; }
/* shine that sweeps across the gold of the logo itself */
.pre-glint {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none;
  -webkit-mask: url("assets/img/logo-full.webp") center / contain no-repeat;
  mask: url("assets/img/logo-full.webp") center / contain no-repeat;
  background: linear-gradient(110deg, transparent 40%, rgba(255, 251, 233, 0.95) 50%, transparent 60%);
  background-size: 260% 100%;
  background-position: 160% 0;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
}
.preloader.flash .pre-glint { animation: preGlint 0.65s ease-in-out forwards; }
@keyframes preGlint { to { background-position: -60% 0; } }

.pre-flash { position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none; overflow: hidden; }
.pre-flash > * { opacity: 0; }
/* soft gold bloom behind the logo */
.pf-wash {
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 45%, rgba(248, 228, 160, 0.9), rgba(201, 160, 63, 0.35) 42%, transparent 72%);
}
.preloader.flash .pf-wash { animation: pfWash 0.95s 0.1s ease-out forwards; }
@keyframes pfWash { 30% { opacity: 1; } 100% { opacity: 0; } }
/* expanding rings of gold light */
.pf-ring {
  position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 45%;
  width: 22px; height: 22px; margin: -11px 0 0 -11px;
  border: 2.5px solid var(--gold-hi);
  border-radius: 50%;
  box-shadow: 0 0 24px rgba(232, 199, 106, 0.65), inset 0 0 12px rgba(232, 199, 106, 0.4);
}
.preloader.flash .pf-ring { animation: pfRing 0.9s 0.12s cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.9, 0.3, 1) forwards; }
.pf-ring2 { border-width: 1px; }
.preloader.flash .pf-ring2 { animation-delay: 0.28s; }
@keyframes pfRing {
  0% { transform: scale(0); opacity: 0.95; }
  100% { transform: scale(34); opacity: 0; }
}
/* diagonal ray of light crossing the whole screen */
.pf-sheen {
  position: absolute; top: -20%; bottom: -20%; left: -45%; width: 55%;
  transform: skewX(-18deg) translateX(-130%);
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(244, 223, 154, 0.5) 38%, rgba(255, 251, 233, 0.95) 50%, rgba(244, 223, 154, 0.5) 62%, transparent);
  filter: blur(2px);
  opacity: 1;
}
.preloader.flash .pf-sheen { animation: pfSheen 0.85s 0.15s cubic-bezier(0.6, 0, 0.3, 1) forwards; }
@keyframes pfSheen { to { transform: skewX(-18deg) translateX(440%); } }
/* gold sparks flying outward */
.pf-spark {
  position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 45%;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: var(--s, 18px);
  text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(232, 199, 106, 0.95);
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(0);
}
.preloader.flash .pf-spark { animation: pfSpark 0.85s var(--pd, 0s) cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.9, 0.3, 1) forwards; }
@keyframes pfSpark {
  0% { transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(0) rotate(0deg); opacity: 0; }
  30% { opacity: 1; }
  100% { transform: translate(calc(-50% + var(--dx, 0px)), calc(-50% + var(--dy, 0px))) scale(1) rotate(50deg); opacity: 0; }
}
.preloader.flash .pre-inner { animation: logoPulse 0.7s ease-out; }
@keyframes logoPulse { 30% { transform: scale(1.06); filter: brightness(1.4) drop-shadow(0 0 26px rgba(232, 199, 106, 0.8)); } }

/* ── Scroll progress ─────────────────────────────────────── */
.scroll-progress {
  position: fixed; top: 0; left: 0; height: 3px; width: 0;
  background: var(--grad-gold); background-size: 200% auto;
  z-index: 150;
}

/* ── Navigation ──────────────────────────────────────────── */
.nav {
  position: fixed; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; z-index: 100;
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 1.5rem;
  padding: 0.9rem clamp(1rem, 4vw, 3rem);
  transition: background 0.4s ease, box-shadow 0.4s ease, padding 0.4s ease;
}
.nav.scrolled {
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--white) 82%, transparent);
  backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 30px -14px rgba(74, 59, 40, 0.25);
  padding-top: 0.55rem; padding-bottom: 0.55rem;
}
.nav-brand { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.6rem; text-decoration: none; margin-right: auto; }
.nav-icon { width: 42px; }
.nav-script { display: block; font-family: var(--font-script); font-size: 1.5rem; line-height: 1; color: var(--gold); }
.nav-tag { display: block; font-size: 0.55rem; letter-spacing: 0.26em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted); }
.nav-links { display: flex; gap: 1.6rem; }
.nav-links a {
  text-decoration: none; font-weight: 500; font-size: 0.95rem; color: var(--ink);
  position: relative; padding: 0.2rem 0;
}
.nav-links a::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; bottom: -2px; height: 2px; width: 0;
  background: var(--grad-gold); transition: width 0.3s ease; border-radius: 2px;
}
.nav-links a:hover::after, .nav-links a.active::after { width: 100%; }
.nav-burger { display: none; background: none; border: none; cursor: pointer; padding: 0.4rem; }
.nav-burger span { display: block; width: 24px; height: 2px; background: var(--ink); margin: 5px 0; border-radius: 2px; transition: 0.3s; }
.mobile-menu {
  position: fixed; top: 64px; left: 0; right: 0; z-index: 99;
  background: var(--white);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
  display: none; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.4rem;
  padding: 1.2rem 1.5rem 1.6rem;
}
.mobile-menu.open { display: flex; }
.mobile-menu a { text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600; padding: 0.55rem 0.2rem; }
.mobile-menu .btn { align-self: flex-start; margin-top: 0.5rem; padding: 0.7rem 1.7rem; }

/* ── Hero ────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.hero {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 100svh;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  text-align: center;
  overflow: hidden;
  background:
    radial-gradient(1200px 500px at 50% -10%, var(--tan-100), transparent 65%),
    radial-gradient(900px 480px at 85% 110%, var(--sage-100), transparent 60%),
    var(--cream);
}
.sparkles { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; pointer-events: none; z-index: 1; }
.hero-inner { position: relative; z-index: 3; padding: 7.5rem 1.4rem 38vh; max-width: 60rem; }
.hero-logo { width: clamp(200px, 22vw, 300px); margin: 0 auto 1.1rem; filter: drop-shadow(0 6px 14px rgba(185, 138, 47, 0.18)); }
.hero-kicker { font-size: 0.78rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3em; text-indent: 0.3em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--sage-600); margin: 0 auto 1.2rem; }
.hero-title { font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 6.5vw, 5rem); font-weight: 500; margin: 0 0 1.4rem; }
.hero-title .line { display: block; font-style: italic; }
.hero-title .shimmer {
  background: var(--grad-gold); background-size: 200% auto;
  -webkit-background-clip: text; background-clip: text; color: transparent;
  animation: shimmer 4.5s linear infinite;
}
.hero-sub { margin: 0 auto 2rem; color: var(--muted); font-size: 1.12rem; max-width: 42rem; }
.hero-ctas { display: flex; gap: 0.9rem; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; }

[data-load] { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(30px); }
.is-loaded [data-load] { animation: riseIn 1s cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.9, 0.3, 1) forwards; }
.is-loaded [data-load="2"] { animation-delay: 0.12s; }
.is-loaded [data-load="3"] { animation-delay: 0.26s; }
.is-loaded [data-load="4"] { animation-delay: 0.42s; }
.is-loaded [data-load="5"] { animation-delay: 0.58s; }
.is-loaded [data-load="6"] { animation-delay: 0.76s; }
.is-loaded [data-load="7"] { animation-delay: 0.92s; }
@keyframes riseIn { to { opacity: 1; transform: none; } }

.meadow-stage { position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: -2px; z-index: 2; pointer-events: none; }
.meadow {
  position: absolute; bottom: 0; left: -3%;
  width: 106%;
  background-repeat: repeat-x;
  background-position: bottom center;
  background-size: auto 100%;
  will-change: transform;
}
.meadow.near {
  position: relative;
  height: min(24vh, 268px);
  background-image: url("assets/img/hero3-grass.webp");
}
/* colorful wildflowers: a separate layer that rises after the grass */
.meadow.blooms {
  height: min(18vh, 200px);
  background-image: url("assets/img/hero3-flowers.webp");
}
/* mirrored second pass breaks the grass tile repetition (grass only —
   doubling the flowers made them swallow the meadow) */
.meadow.near::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background: inherit;
  background-position: 41% bottom;
  transform: scaleX(-1);
}
.tree-line { position: absolute; inset: auto 0 6px 0; will-change: transform; }
.tree {
  position: absolute; bottom: 0; left: var(--x, 50%);
  height: var(--th, 28vh); width: auto;
  opacity: 0.92;
  transform: scale(0);
  transform-origin: bottom center;
  transition: transform 1.6s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.25, 0.44, 1) var(--d, 0s);
}
.tree.flip { scale: -1 1; }
.meadow-stage.in .tree { transform: scale(1); }
@media (max-width: 700px) {
  /* three big trees instead of six */
  .tree { display: none; }
  .tree:nth-of-type(1) { display: block; left: -2%; height: 33vh; }  /* poplar */
  .tree:nth-of-type(4) { display: block; left: 22%; height: 38vh; }  /* oak */
  .tree:nth-of-type(6) { display: block; left: 64%; height: 34vh; }  /* willow */
  .meadow.near { height: 100px; }
  .meadow.blooms { height: 72px; }
  /* the whole hero — copy AND meadow — fits in the first screen */
  .hero { height: 100svh; min-height: 0; align-items: flex-start; }
  .hero-inner { padding: 4.6rem 1rem 130px; }
  .hero-logo { width: 150px; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; }
  .hero-kicker { font-size: 0.64rem; margin-bottom: 0.55rem; }
  .hero-title { font-size: 2.05rem; margin-bottom: 0.75rem; }
  .hero-sub { font-size: 0.92rem; margin-bottom: 1rem; }
  .hero-ctas { gap: 0.55rem; }
  .hero .btn.lg { padding: 0.7rem 1.3rem; font-size: 0.9rem; }
}
/* short phones: tighten the copy so it clears the tree canopies */
@media (max-width: 700px) and (max-height: 720px) {
  .hero-inner { padding-top: 4rem; }
  .hero-logo { width: 118px; margin-bottom: 0.3rem; }
  .hero-kicker { margin-bottom: 0.35rem; }
  .hero-title { font-size: 1.72rem; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; }
  .hero-sub { font-size: 0.84rem; margin-bottom: 0.7rem; }
  .tree:nth-of-type(1) { height: 26vh; }
  .tree:nth-of-type(4) { height: 30vh; }
  .tree:nth-of-type(6) { height: 27vh; }
}


/* ── Service garden ──────────────────────────────────────── */
.garden {
  background: var(--sage-100);
  padding: 3.4rem 1rem 2.2rem;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.garden-row {
  display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: flex-end;
  flex-wrap: nowrap;
  gap: 0 clamp(0.5rem, 1.8vw, 2.2rem);
  max-width: 76rem; margin: 0 auto;
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--sage-400);
  padding: 0 1rem;
}
.sprout {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center;
  text-decoration: none;
  transform-origin: bottom center;
  animation: sway 4.5s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
  animation-delay: calc(var(--i) * -0.65s);
}
@keyframes sway { from { transform: rotate(-1.3deg); } to { transform: rotate(1.3deg); } }
.sprout .stem {
  position: relative;
  width: 2.5px; height: var(--h, 80px);
  background: var(--sage-600);
  border-radius: 3px;
  transform: scaleY(0); transform-origin: bottom;
  transition: transform 0.9s cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.9, 0.3, 1) var(--sd, 0s);
}
/* leaves */
.sprout .stem::before, .sprout .stem::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  width: 16px; height: 7px;
  background: var(--sage-400);
  border-radius: 0 100% 0 100%;
  transform: scale(0);
  transition: transform 0.5s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.5, 0.44, 1) calc(var(--sd, 0s) + 0.5s);
}
.sprout .stem::before { top: 38%; right: 1.5px; transform-origin: right bottom; }
.sprout .stem::after { top: 62%; left: 1.5px; border-radius: 100% 0 100% 0; transform-origin: left bottom; }
.bloom-wrap { display: grid; place-items: center; position: relative; }
.bloom-wrap > * { grid-area: 1 / 1; }
.bloom {
  width: var(--bw, 140px);
  transform: scale(0) rotate(-50deg);
  transform-origin: center 90%;
  transition: transform 0.8s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.35, 0.44, 1) calc(var(--sd, 0s) + 0.45s);
  filter: drop-shadow(0 10px 18px rgba(74, 59, 40, 0.18));
}
/* shimmering gold name arcing over each bloom's crown */
.sprout { position: relative; }
.sprout .s-label { display: none; } /* mobile-only chip, see media query */
.arc-label {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%; bottom: 34%;
  translate: -50% 0;
  width: calc(var(--bw, 140px) * 1.42);
  height: auto; overflow: visible;
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: rotate(-28deg) scale(0.6);
  transform-origin: 50% 85%;
  transition: transform 0.85s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.45, 0.44, 1) calc(var(--sd, 0s) + 0.95s),
    opacity 0.5s ease calc(var(--sd, 0s) + 0.95s);
}
.arc-label text {
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 20px;
  letter-spacing: 0.6px;
  fill: url("#goldTextGrad");
  stroke: var(--cream);
  stroke-width: 3.6px;
  paint-order: stroke;
}
.sprout.in .stem, .sprout.in .stem::before, .sprout.in .stem::after { transform: none; }
.sprout.in .bloom { transform: none; }
.sprout.in .arc-label { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
.sprout:hover .bloom { transform: scale(1.07) rotate(7deg); transition-delay: 0s; }
.sprout:hover .arc-label { transform: rotate(6deg) scale(1.05); transition-delay: 0s; }
/* instant reset used when a carousel flower is re-planted off-screen */
.noanim *, .noanim *::before, .noanim *::after { transition: none !important; }

.garden-nav { display: none; justify-content: center; gap: 0.9rem; margin-top: 1.4rem; }
.g-arrow {
  width: 44px; height: 44px; border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1.5px solid var(--sage-400); background: var(--white); color: var(--sage-800);
  font-size: 1.05rem; cursor: pointer;
  transition: background 0.25s ease, border-color 0.25s ease;
}
.g-arrow:active { background: var(--sage-100); border-color: var(--gold); }

.garden-caption {
  text-align: center;
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-style: italic;
  color: var(--sage-600);
  margin: 1.5rem auto 0;
}
/* narrow screens: drop the stems, keep a tidy blooming chip row */
@media (max-width: 1080px) {
  .garden { padding: 2.6rem 0.9rem 2rem; }
  /* carousel: three plants visible, sliding reveals the next, which sprouts */
  .garden-viewport { overflow: hidden; padding-top: 2.6rem; }
  .garden-row {
    flex-wrap: nowrap;
    width: calc(700% / 3);
    gap: 0;
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--sage-400);
    max-width: none;
    padding: 0;
    transition: transform 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.9, 0.3, 1);
  }
  .sprout { flex: 0 0 calc(100% / 7); padding: 0; }
  .sprout .bloom { width: calc(var(--bw, 140px) * 0.58); }
  .sprout .stem { height: calc(var(--h, 80px) * 0.62); }
  .arc-label { width: calc(var(--bw, 140px) * 0.95); }
  .arc-label text { font-size: 23px; stroke-width: 4.2px; }
  .sprout .s-label { display: none; }
  .garden-nav { display: flex; }
  .garden-caption { margin-top: 1.4rem; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .tree { transform: scale(1); }
}

/* ── Sections ────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.section { padding: clamp(4.5rem, 9vw, 8rem) clamp(1.2rem, 4vw, 3rem); position: relative; }
.wrap { max-width: 72rem; margin: 0 auto; }
.section-head { text-align: center; max-width: 46rem; margin: 0 auto clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem); }
.section-sub { color: var(--muted); margin: 0 auto; }
.section-head.light h2 { color: var(--cream); }
.section-head.light .section-sub { color: var(--sage-200); }
.section-head.light .kicker { background: rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.08); border-color: var(--sage-600); color: var(--sage-200); }

/* reveal-on-scroll states */
[data-reveal] { opacity: 0; transition: opacity 0.9s ease, transform 0.9s cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.9, 0.3, 1); transition-delay: var(--d, 0s); }
[data-reveal="up"] { transform: translateY(46px); }
[data-reveal="left"] { transform: translateX(-56px); }
[data-reveal="right"] { transform: translateX(56px); }
[data-reveal="zoom"] { transform: scale(0.88); }
[data-reveal].in { opacity: 1; transform: none; }

/* ── About ───────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.split { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.05fr 0.95fr; gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4.5rem); align-items: center; }
.about-copy p { color: var(--ink); }
.stats { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 1.2rem; margin-top: 2.2rem; }
.stat {
  position: relative; overflow: hidden;
  background:
    linear-gradient(var(--white), var(--white)) padding-box,
    linear-gradient(135deg, var(--tan-300), var(--gold-hi) 45%, var(--sage-200)) border-box;
  border: 1.5px solid transparent;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 1.4rem 1.3rem 1.3rem;
  box-shadow: 0 18px 40px -24px rgba(74, 59, 40, 0.3);
  transition: transform 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.9, 0.3, 1), box-shadow 0.35s ease,
    opacity 0.9s ease var(--d, 0s);
}
.stat::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; top: -60px; left: -50px; width: 150px; height: 150px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(232, 199, 106, 0.38), transparent 70%);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.stat:hover { transform: translateY(-6px) !important; box-shadow: 0 30px 54px -26px rgba(138, 100, 32, 0.5); }
.stat-ic {
  display: grid; place-items: center; width: 42px; height: 42px; border-radius: 13px;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--sage-100), var(--tan-100));
  border: 1px solid var(--sage-200); color: var(--sage-800);
  margin-bottom: 0.9rem; position: relative;
}
.stat-ic svg { width: 20px; height: 20px; }
.stat strong { display: block; font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 2.7rem; line-height: 1.15; padding: 0.04em 0.15em 0.02em 0; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; margin-bottom: 0.25rem; position: relative; }
.stat-label { display: block; font-size: 0.86rem; color: var(--muted); line-height: 1.4; position: relative; }
.stat-spark {
  position: absolute; top: 0.8rem; right: 0.9rem;
  color: var(--gold); font-style: normal; font-size: 0.85rem;
  animation: twinkle 2.6s ease-in-out infinite; animation-delay: var(--d, 0s);
}
@keyframes twinkle { 50% { opacity: 0.25; transform: scale(0.65) rotate(25deg); } }

/* two photos that trade places on a timer: each occupies a "slot",
   and swapping the slot classes flies them across the stack */
.photo-stack { position: relative; aspect-ratio: 100 / 82; }
.stack-img {
  position: absolute;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
  border: 0 solid var(--cream);
  transition:
    left 1.1s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.15, 0.44, 1),
    top 1.1s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.15, 0.44, 1),
    width 1.1s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.15, 0.44, 1),
    border-width 1.1s ease;
}
.stack-img.pos-big { left: 24%; top: 0; width: 76%; z-index: 1; }
.stack-img.pos-small { left: 0; top: 58%; width: 46%; border-width: 6px; z-index: 2; }
/* mid-flight: the image headed for the big slot rides on top, and
   both lift, tilt, and brighten as they cross */
/* the small photo always stays in front — no mid-flight z-index swap */
.photo-stack.swapping .stack-img { animation: swapLift 1.1s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.1, 0.3, 1); }
@keyframes swapLift {
  45% { transform: scale(1.07) rotate(-2.5deg); filter: brightness(1.07); }
}
/* gold glint + sparks that flash during each swap */
.ps-sheen {
  position: absolute; top: -8%; bottom: -8%; left: -30%; width: 32%;
  transform: skewX(-18deg) translateX(-160%);
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(255, 251, 233, 0.65) 50%, transparent);
  filter: blur(2px);
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 4;
}
.photo-stack.swapping .ps-sheen { animation: fsSheen 0.9s 0.25s cubic-bezier(0.6, 0, 0.3, 1); }
.ps-spark {
  position: absolute; left: var(--sx, 50%); top: var(--sy, 50%);
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: 17px;
  text-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(232, 199, 106, 0.9);
  opacity: 0;
  transform: scale(0);
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 4;
}
.photo-stack.swapping .ps-spark { animation: psSpark 0.7s var(--spd, 0s) cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.4, 0.44, 1); }
@keyframes psSpark {
  30% { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1.2) rotate(40deg); }
  100% { opacity: 0; transform: scale(0.3) rotate(80deg); }
}
.stack-badge {
  position: absolute; right: -6px; bottom: 16%; z-index: 5;
  background: var(--white); border: 1px solid var(--tan-300);
  border-radius: 16px; padding: 0.8rem 1.2rem;
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-style: italic; font-size: 1.05rem;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
  animation: floatBadge 4s ease-in-out infinite;
}
.stack-badge span { display: block; }
@keyframes floatBadge { 50% { transform: translateY(-10px); } }

/* ── Meet the founder ────────────────────────────────────── */
.founder-wrap { margin-top: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 7rem); }
.founder-head { margin-bottom: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem); }
.founder-stage {
  position: relative;
  border-radius: calc(var(--radius) + 8px);
  border: 1px solid var(--sage-200);
  overflow: hidden;
  /* revealed by its own observer (deep in view) — not the generic one */
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(46px);
  transition: opacity 1.1s ease, transform 1.1s cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.9, 0.3, 1);
  background:
    radial-gradient(900px 320px at 20% -10%, var(--tan-100), transparent 60%),
    radial-gradient(700px 340px at 90% 110%, var(--sage-100), transparent 55%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, var(--white) 0%, var(--cream) 55%, var(--sage-100) 100%);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}
.founder-stage.in { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
.fs-glow {
  position: absolute; width: 480px; height: 480px; border-radius: 50%;
  top: -200px; right: -120px; pointer-events: none;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(232, 199, 106, 0.22), transparent 65%);
  animation: glowDrift 9s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
}
/* the sun: drops in from above the panel, then turns ever so slowly */
.fs-sun {
  position: absolute; top: 4.5%; left: 3.5%;
  width: clamp(90px, 11vw, 150px);
  transform: translateY(-380%) rotate(-150deg);
  transition: transform 2.6s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.18, 0.44, 1) 1.3s;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 28px rgba(232, 199, 106, 0.8));
  pointer-events: none;
}
.founder-stage.in .fs-sun { transform: none; }
.fs-sun img { width: 100%; animation: fbSpin 150s linear infinite; }

/* the grove: trees pop up from the ground when the stage scrolls in */
.fs-trees { position: absolute; inset: auto 0 4px 0; pointer-events: none; }
.fs-tree {
  position: absolute; bottom: 0; left: var(--x, 50%);
  height: var(--th, 200px); width: auto;
  opacity: var(--op, 0.9);
  transform: scale(0);
  transform-origin: bottom center;
  transition: transform 2.8s cubic-bezier(0.3, 1.08, 0.42, 1) var(--d, 0s);
}
.fs-tree.flip { scale: -1 1; }
.founder-stage.in .fs-tree { transform: scale(1); }
/* grass strip rising into place */
.fs-meadow {
  position: absolute; left: -1%; right: -1%; bottom: -20px; height: 188px; /* soft bottom edge of the grass sits below the stage, so dense turf reaches the edge */
  background: url("assets/img/meadow2-lush.webp") repeat-x bottom center / auto 100%;
  pointer-events: none;
  transform: translateY(103%);
  transition: transform 3.2s cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.9, 0.3, 1) 0.9s;
}
/* second, mirrored grass layer breaks up the tile repetition */
.fs-meadow::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background: inherit;
  background-position: 37% bottom;
  transform: scaleX(-1);
}
.founder-stage.in .fs-meadow { transform: none; }
/* one-time ray of gold light sweeping across the stage */
.fs-sheen {
  position: absolute; top: -20%; bottom: -20%; left: -45%; width: 45%;
  transform: skewX(-18deg) translateX(-140%);
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(244, 223, 154, 0.35) 38%, rgba(255, 251, 233, 0.8) 50%, rgba(244, 223, 154, 0.35) 62%, transparent);
  filter: blur(2px);
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 4;
}
.founder-stage.in .fs-sheen { animation: fsSheen 1.4s 5.8s cubic-bezier(0.6, 0, 0.3, 1) forwards; }
@keyframes fsSheen { to { transform: skewX(-18deg) translateX(560%); } }
.founder-stage .tf-spark { z-index: 5; }

.founder-grid {
  position: relative; z-index: 3;
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 0.8fr 1.2fr;
  gap: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 3.5rem);
  align-items: center;
  padding: clamp(2.2rem, 4.5vw, 3.5rem) clamp(1.4rem, 4vw, 3.2rem) clamp(8rem, 13vw, 12rem);
}
/* arched portrait that grows up out of the meadow */
.founder-visual { position: relative; justify-self: center; }
.founder-photo {
  position: relative;
  width: min(300px, 72vw);
  aspect-ratio: 3 / 3.55;
  border-radius: 999px 999px 30px 30px;
  padding: 7px;
  background: var(--grad-gold); background-size: 200% auto;
  animation: shimmer 4.5s linear infinite;
  box-shadow: 0 26px 54px -18px rgba(74, 59, 40, 0.5), 0 0 0 8px rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.85);
  overflow: hidden;
  transform: scale(0.4) translateY(70px);
  transform-origin: bottom center;
  /* the headshot leads the entrance — no delay */
  transition: transform 1s cubic-bezier(0.32, 1.15, 0.42, 1);
}
.founder-stage.in .founder-photo { transform: none; }
.founder-photo img {
  width: 100%; height: 100%;
  border-radius: inherit;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: 50% 30%;
}
/* gold glint sweeping over the portrait once it has grown in */
.founder-photo::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  border-radius: inherit;
  background: linear-gradient(115deg, transparent 40%, rgba(255, 251, 233, 0.75) 50%, transparent 60%);
  background-size: 260% 100%;
  background-position: 165% 0;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.founder-stage.in .founder-photo::after { animation: fpGlint 0.9s 1.1s ease-in-out forwards; }
@keyframes fpGlint { to { background-position: -65% 0; } }
.founder-badge {
  position: absolute; left: 50%; bottom: -26px;
  translate: -50% 0;
  white-space: nowrap;
  background: var(--white); border: 1px solid var(--tan-300);
  border-radius: 16px; padding: 0.55rem 1.2rem;
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-style: italic; font-size: 1rem;
  text-align: center;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
  animation: floatBadge 4s ease-in-out infinite;
}
.founder-badge span { display: block; line-height: 1.35; }

/* the bio leads with the headshot — quick stagger, no waiting on the grove */
.founder-copy > * {
  opacity: 0; transform: translateY(26px);
  transition: opacity 0.7s ease, transform 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.9, 0.3, 1);
}
.founder-stage.in .founder-copy > * { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
.founder-stage.in .founder-copy > *:nth-child(2) { transition-delay: 0.08s; }
.founder-stage.in .founder-copy > *:nth-child(3) { transition-delay: 0.16s; }
.founder-stage.in .founder-copy > *:nth-child(4) { transition-delay: 0.24s; }
.founder-stage.in .founder-copy > *:nth-child(5) { transition-delay: 0.32s; }
.founder-stage.in .founder-copy > *:nth-child(6) { transition-delay: 0.4s; }
.founder-name { font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.6vw, 2.7rem); margin: 0 0 0.2rem; }
.founder-role { font-family: var(--font-display); font-style: italic; color: var(--sage-600); font-size: 1.05rem; margin: 0 0 1.1rem; }
.founder-copy p:not(.founder-role) { font-size: 0.98rem; margin: 0 0 0.95rem; }
.founder-quote {
  position: relative;
  margin: 1.3rem 0 1.3rem;
  padding: 0.4rem 0 0.4rem 1.4rem;
  border-left: 3px solid;
  border-image: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--gold-hi), var(--gold-lo)) 1;
}
.founder-quote p {
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", var(--font-display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.32rem; line-height: 1.45;
  color: var(--sage-800);
  margin: 0 !important;
}
.founder-quote::before {
  content: "“";
  position: absolute; left: -0.62em; top: -0.55em;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 3.4rem; line-height: 1;
  color: var(--gold);
  background: var(--cream);
  padding: 0 0.08em;
}

/* the long half of the bio collapses on mobile so the grove, meadow,
   and sun stay on screen; on desktop it is always fully visible */
.founder-more { display: block; }
.founder-toggle { display: none; }
@media (max-width: 960px) {
  .founder-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    /* sky room above the portrait so the sun has somewhere to shine */
    padding-top: clamp(6.5rem, 24vw, 8.5rem);
    padding-bottom: clamp(6.5rem, 16vw, 8rem);
  }
  .founder-visual { margin-bottom: 5.4rem; } /* room for the meadow strip under the badge */
  .founder-copy { text-align: left; }
  .fs-sun { width: clamp(104px, 26vw, 130px); top: 16px; left: 16px; }
  /* the scene sits behind the portrait (height measured by JS) so the
     trees, meadow and sun are all in view the moment the headshot is */
  .fs-trees { top: 0; bottom: auto; height: var(--fs-scene, 560px); }
  .fs-meadow { bottom: auto; height: 110px; top: calc(var(--fs-scene, 560px) - 96px); }
  .fs-tree { opacity: 0.78; }
  .fs-tree:nth-of-type(3) { display: none; }
  .founder-more {
    display: grid; grid-template-rows: 0fr;
    transition: grid-template-rows 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.9, 0.3, 1);
  }
  .fm-inner { overflow: hidden; }
  .founder-copy.open .founder-more { grid-template-rows: 1fr; }
  .founder-toggle {
    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.5rem;
    justify-self: start;
    margin-top: 0.2rem;
    font-family: var(--font-body); font-weight: 700; font-size: 0.88rem;
    color: var(--gold-lo);
    background: var(--cream); border: 1.5px solid var(--tan-300); border-radius: 99px;
    padding: 0.5rem 1.3rem; cursor: pointer;
    box-shadow: 0 8px 20px -8px rgba(74, 59, 40, 0.4);
    transition: border-color 0.25s ease, transform 0.25s ease;
  }
  .founder-toggle:hover { border-color: var(--gold); transform: translateY(-2px); }
  .founder-toggle i { font-style: normal; transition: transform 0.5s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.4, 0.44, 1); }
  .founder-copy.open .founder-toggle i { transform: rotate(225deg); }
}
@media (max-width: 620px) {
  .fs-meadow { height: 88px; top: calc(var(--fs-scene, 560px) - 74px); }
  .fs-tree { height: calc(var(--th, 200px) * 0.72); opacity: 0.38; } /* keep founder copy readable over realistic trees */
  .founder-photo { width: min(250px, 74vw); }
  .founder-quote p { font-size: 1.18rem; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .founder-stage { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
  .fs-tree, .founder-photo, .fs-meadow, .fs-sun { transform: none; }
  .founder-copy > * { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
}

/* ── Meet our team ───────────────────────────────────────── */
.team-wrap { margin-top: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 7rem); }
.team-grid {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: clamp(1.6rem, 3.5vw, 2.8rem);
  max-width: 62rem; margin: 0 auto;
  align-items: start;
}
.team-card {
  position: relative;
  padding: 2.2rem 1.8rem 1.9rem;
  text-align: center;
  transition: opacity 0.9s ease, transform 0.9s cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.9, 0.3, 1);
}
/* the card surface lives on ::before so the garden stems can hide
   behind it and lean out past its edges */
.team-card::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0;
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--sage-200);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  box-shadow: 0 20px 44px -26px rgba(74, 59, 40, 0.35);
  transition: box-shadow 0.4s ease;
}
.team-card:hover::before { box-shadow: 0 34px 64px -28px rgba(74, 59, 40, 0.45); }
/* content sits above the card surface — and above the flower crown,
   so blooms never cover a teacher's name */
.team-card > * { position: relative; z-index: 2; }

/* gold-and-flower garland under the section heading */
.team-garland {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  gap: 0.9rem;
  margin-top: 1.6rem;
}
.tg-line {
  width: clamp(50px, 10vw, 110px); height: 2px; border-radius: 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--gold-hi), var(--gold));
  transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: right;
  transition: transform 0.9s cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.9, 0.3, 1) 0.25s;
}
.tg-line.rev { background: linear-gradient(270deg, transparent, var(--gold-hi), var(--gold)); transform-origin: left; }
.team-garland img {
  transform: scale(0) rotate(-120deg);
  transition: transform 0.8s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.5, 0.44, 1) calc(0.35s + var(--gi, 0) * 0.12s);
  filter: drop-shadow(0 5px 10px rgba(74, 59, 40, 0.25));
  animation: fbSpin 40s linear infinite;
}
.team-garland.in .tg-line { transform: scaleX(1); }
.team-garland.in img { transform: scale(1) rotate(0deg); }

/* flower-wreath portrait frame — --bf drives every radius inside */
.bloom-frame {
  --bf: min(320px, 72vw);
  position: relative;
  width: var(--bf); aspect-ratio: 1;
  margin: 0 auto 1.3rem;
}
/* garden stems: planted behind the card, leaning out past its
   bottom corners and growing up when the card reveals */
.team-card > .tf-garden { position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -1; pointer-events: none; }
.tf-stem {
  position: absolute; bottom: var(--sb, 10px); left: var(--x, 50%);
  height: var(--sh, 230px); width: auto;
  transform-origin: bottom center;
  transform: rotate(var(--rot, 0deg)) scale(0);
  transition: transform 1.7s cubic-bezier(0.3, 1.18, 0.44, 1) calc(var(--gd, 0s) + 0.4s);
  filter: drop-shadow(0 8px 14px rgba(74, 59, 40, 0.2));
}
.tf-stem.flip { scale: -1 1; }
.team-card.in .tf-stem { transform: rotate(var(--rot, 0deg)) scale(1); }
.team-card:hover .tf-stem {
  transform: rotate(calc(var(--rot, 0deg) * 1.3)) scale(1.04);
  transition-delay: 0s; transition-duration: 0.6s;
}
/* one-time ring of gold light bursting from the portrait */
.tf-burst {
  position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 50%;
  width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: -15px 0 0 -15px;
  border: 3px solid var(--gold-hi);
  border-radius: 50%;
  box-shadow: 0 0 24px rgba(232, 199, 106, 0.7), inset 0 0 12px rgba(232, 199, 106, 0.45);
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 3;
}
.team-card.in .tf-burst { animation: tfBurst 1.1s 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.9, 0.3, 1) forwards; }
@keyframes tfBurst {
  0% { transform: scale(0); opacity: 0.95; }
  100% { transform: scale(11); opacity: 0; }
}
/* soft spinning gold-and-sage glow behind the portrait */
.tf-halo {
  position: absolute; inset: 11%;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: conic-gradient(from 0deg,
    var(--gold-hi), var(--tan-300), var(--gold), var(--sage-400),
    var(--gold-hi), var(--tan-500), var(--gold-hi));
  filter: blur(12px);
  opacity: 0.55;
  animation: fbSpin 9s linear infinite;
}
/* the giant bloom: unfurls behind the portrait, then turns forever */
.tf-mega {
  position: absolute; inset: 6%;
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  transform: scale(0) rotate(-240deg);
  transition: transform 1.6s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.2, 0.44, 1) 0.2s;
}
.team-card.in .tf-mega { transform: none; }
.tf-mega img {
  width: 100%;
  animation: fbSpin 55s linear infinite;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 16px 30px rgba(74, 59, 40, 0.3));
}
.tf-mega.rev img { animation-direction: reverse; }
.bloom-frame:hover .tf-mega img { animation-duration: 12s; }

/* the flower firework: blooms shoot out radially from behind the
   portrait and settle into a two-depth crown */
.bloom-frame { --fr: calc(var(--bf) / 2); }
/* the crown sways gently instead of fully rotating, so the tucked
   bottom blooms stay clear of the name below */
.tf-crown { position: absolute; inset: 0; animation: crownSway 12s ease-in-out infinite alternate; }
.tf-crown.rev { animation-delay: -6s; }
@keyframes crownSway { from { transform: rotate(-8deg); } to { transform: rotate(8deg); } }
.tc-arm { position: absolute; inset: 0; transform: rotate(var(--a, 0deg)); }
.tc-arm img {
  position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 50%;
  width: var(--cs, 48px);
  translate: -50% -50%;
  transform: translateY(0) scale(0) rotate(-200deg);
  transition: transform 1.15s cubic-bezier(0.3, 1.4, 0.44, 1) calc(var(--cd, 0s) + 0.75s);
  filter: drop-shadow(0 6px 12px rgba(74, 59, 40, 0.25));
}
.team-card.in .tc-arm img { transform: translateY(calc(var(--fr) * var(--rm, 1) * -1)) scale(1) rotate(0deg); }
.bloom-frame:hover .tc-arm img {
  transform: translateY(calc(var(--fr) * var(--rm, 1) * -1.1)) scale(1.14) rotate(0deg);
  transition-delay: 0s; transition-duration: 0.5s;
}

/* gentle rain of tiny blossoms drifting down the frame */
.tf-petals { position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none; z-index: 6; }
.tf-petals img {
  position: absolute; left: var(--px, 50%); top: -8%;
  width: var(--pw, 16px);
  opacity: 0;
}
.team-card.in .tf-petals img { animation: petalFall var(--pdur, 8s) linear var(--pdel, 0s) infinite; }
@keyframes petalFall {
  0%   { transform: translate(0, 0) rotate(0deg); opacity: 0; }
  10%  { opacity: 0.9; }
  30%  { transform: translate(14px, calc(var(--fr) * 0.62)) rotate(120deg); }
  60%  { transform: translate(-10px, calc(var(--fr) * 1.35)) rotate(260deg); opacity: 0.85; }
  90%  { opacity: 0.5; }
  100% { transform: translate(10px, calc(var(--fr) * 2.2)) rotate(400deg); opacity: 0; }
}
/* portrait in a shimmering gold ring */
.tf-photo {
  position: absolute; inset: 17%;
  border-radius: 50%;
  padding: 6px;
  background: var(--grad-gold); background-size: 200% auto;
  animation: shimmer 4.5s linear infinite;
  box-shadow: 0 18px 40px -14px rgba(74, 59, 40, 0.45), 0 0 0 7px rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.9);
  transform: scale(0);
  transition: transform 0.9s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.3, 0.44, 1) 0.15s;
}
.team-card.in .tf-photo { transform: scale(1); }
.bloom-frame:hover .tf-photo { transform: scale(1.04); transition-delay: 0s; }
.tf-photo img {
  width: 100%; height: 100%;
  border-radius: 50%;
  object-fit: cover;
}
/* twinkling gold sparks around the wreath */
.tf-spark {
  position: absolute; left: var(--sx, 50%); top: var(--sy, 50%);
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: 15px;
  text-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(232, 199, 106, 0.9);
  opacity: 0;
  animation: tfTwinkle 2.6s ease-in-out var(--sd, 0s) infinite;
  pointer-events: none;
}
@keyframes tfTwinkle {
  0%, 100% { opacity: 0; transform: scale(0.4) rotate(0deg); }
  50% { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1.15) rotate(40deg); }
}

.team-name { font-size: 1.7rem; margin: 0 0 0.15rem; }
.team-role { font-family: var(--font-display); font-style: italic; color: var(--sage-600); font-size: 1.02rem; margin: 0 auto 0.8rem; }
.team-langs { display: flex; justify-content: center; gap: 0.5rem; margin-bottom: 1.2rem; }
.team-langs span {
  font-size: 0.76rem; font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--sage-800);
  background: var(--sage-100); border: 1px solid var(--sage-200);
  border-radius: 99px; padding: 0.28rem 0.85rem;
}
.team-toggle {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.5rem;
  font-family: var(--font-body); font-weight: 700; font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: #fffbe9;
  background: linear-gradient(120deg, var(--gold-lo), var(--gold) 40%, var(--gold-hi) 75%, var(--gold));
  background-size: 220% auto;
  border: none; border-radius: 99px; cursor: pointer;
  padding: 0.7rem 1.6rem;
  box-shadow: 0 12px 28px -10px rgba(185, 138, 47, 0.55);
  transition: transform 0.25s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.4, 0.44, 1), box-shadow 0.25s ease;
}
.team-toggle:hover { transform: translateY(-3px) scale(1.02); background-position: right center; box-shadow: 0 18px 36px -10px rgba(185, 138, 47, 0.65); }
.team-toggle i { font-style: normal; transition: transform 0.5s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.4, 0.44, 1); }
.team-card.open .team-toggle i { transform: rotate(225deg); }

/* expandable bio: petals-unfurling reveal */
.team-bio {
  display: grid; grid-template-rows: 0fr;
  transition: grid-template-rows 0.8s cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.9, 0.3, 1);
}
.tb-inner { overflow: hidden; text-align: left; }
.team-card.open .team-bio { grid-template-rows: 1fr; }
.tb-rule {
  display: block; height: 3px; border-radius: 3px;
  margin: 1.5rem auto 1.2rem;
  background: var(--grad-gold); background-size: 200% auto;
  animation: shimmer 4s linear infinite;
}
.tb-inner > * {
  opacity: 0; transform: translateY(22px);
  transition: opacity 0.55s ease, transform 0.55s cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.9, 0.3, 1);
}
.team-card.open .tb-inner > * { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
.team-card.open .tb-inner > *:nth-child(1) { transition-delay: 0.15s; }
.team-card.open .tb-inner > *:nth-child(2) { transition-delay: 0.25s; }
.team-card.open .tb-inner > *:nth-child(3) { transition-delay: 0.35s; }
.team-card.open .tb-inner > *:nth-child(4) { transition-delay: 0.45s; }
.team-card.open .tb-inner > *:nth-child(5) { transition-delay: 0.55s; }
.team-card.open .tb-inner > *:nth-child(6) { transition-delay: 0.65s; }
.team-card.open .tb-inner > *:nth-child(7) { transition-delay: 0.75s; }
/* pull-quote inside an expandable bio */
.tb-quote {
  position: relative;
  margin: 1.2rem 0;
  padding: 0.3rem 0 0.3rem 1.2rem;
  border-left: 3px solid;
  border-image: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--gold-hi), var(--gold-lo)) 1;
}
.tb-quote p {
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", var(--font-display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.18rem; line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--sage-800);
  margin: 0 !important;
}
.tb-rule { width: 40px; transition: width 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.9, 0.3, 1), opacity 0.5s ease; }
.team-card.open .tb-rule { width: 120px; }
.tb-inner p { font-size: 0.96rem; color: var(--ink); margin: 0 0 0.9rem; }
.tb-points {
  list-style: none; margin: 1.1rem 0 0.2rem; padding: 0;
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 0.55rem 1.2rem;
}
.tb-points li { position: relative; padding-left: 1.5rem; font-size: 0.9rem; font-weight: 600; color: var(--sage-800); }
.tb-points li::before { content: "✦"; position: absolute; left: 0; color: var(--gold); font-size: 0.75rem; top: 0.15rem; }

/* mobile: the team becomes a swipeable carousel with edge peek */
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .team-viewport {
    overflow: hidden;
    margin: 0 calc(-1 * clamp(1.2rem, 4vw, 3rem));
    padding: 0.5rem 0 1.5rem;
  }
  .team-grid {
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 1rem;
    max-width: none;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0 8%;
    transition: transform 0.75s cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.9, 0.3, 1);
    will-change: transform;
  }
  .team-card { flex: 0 0 84%; max-width: 24rem; }
  /* garden stems: pinned to the bottom corners, leaning out and
     poking below the card so they're actually visible on phones */
  .team-grid { padding-bottom: 4.4rem; }
  .team-card > .tf-garden { inset: 0; }
  .team-card > .tf-garden .tf-stem { height: 165px; bottom: -32px; }
  .team-card > .tf-garden .tf-stem:nth-child(1) { left: -1%; right: auto; transform: rotate(-30deg) scale(0); }
  .team-card > .tf-garden .tf-stem:nth-child(2) { left: auto; right: -1%; transform: rotate(28deg) scale(0); }
  .team-card.in > .tf-garden .tf-stem:nth-child(1) { transform: rotate(-30deg) scale(1); }
  .team-card.in > .tf-garden .tf-stem:nth-child(2) { transform: rotate(28deg) scale(1); }
}
@media (max-width: 620px) {
  .team-card { padding: 1.7rem 1.2rem 1.5rem; }
  .tb-points { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .tf-photo, .tf-mega, .tg-line, .team-garland img { transform: none; }
  .tf-stem { transform: rotate(var(--rot, 0deg)); }
  .tc-arm img { transform: translateY(calc(var(--fr) * var(--rm, 1) * -1)); }
  .tf-spark { opacity: 0.7; }
  .tf-burst, .tf-petals { display: none; }
}

/* ── Approach ────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.approach { background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--cream) 0%, var(--sage-100) 30%, var(--sage-100) 70%, var(--cream) 100%); }
.pillars { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 1.4rem; }
.pillar {
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--sage-200);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 1.8rem 1.5rem;
  box-shadow: 0 18px 40px -24px rgba(74, 59, 40, 0.3);
  transition: transform 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
  transform-style: preserve-3d;
}
.pillar:hover { box-shadow: 0 28px 54px -24px rgba(74, 59, 40, 0.42); }
.pillar-ic {
  width: 58px; height: 58px; display: grid; place-items: center;
  font-size: 1.6rem; border-radius: 18px;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--sage-100), var(--tan-100));
  border: 1px solid var(--sage-200);
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}
.pillar h3 { margin: 0 0 0.5rem; font-size: 1.25rem; }
.pillar p { margin: 0; font-size: 0.94rem; color: var(--muted); }

/* ── Services ────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.svc-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: clamp(1.4rem, 3vw, 2.2rem); }
.svc-card {
  cursor: pointer;
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--tan-100);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: 0 20px 44px -26px rgba(74, 59, 40, 0.35);
  transition: transform 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.9, 0.3, 1), box-shadow 0.35s ease;
}
.svc-card:hover { transform: translateY(-8px); box-shadow: 0 34px 64px -28px rgba(74, 59, 40, 0.45); }
.svc-media { overflow: hidden; aspect-ratio: 3 / 1.9; }
.svc-media img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; transition: transform 0.8s cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.9, 0.3, 1); }
.svc-card:hover .svc-media img { transform: scale(1.06); }
.svc-body { padding: 1.6rem 1.7rem 1.7rem; }
.svc-body h3 { margin: 0 0 0.6rem; font-size: 1.5rem; }
.svc-body > p { margin: 0 0 0.6rem; color: var(--muted); }
.svc-toggle {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.4rem;
  background: none; border: none; cursor: pointer; padding: 0.4rem 0 0;
  font-family: var(--font-body); font-weight: 700; font-size: 0.9rem;
  color: var(--gold); text-decoration: none;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}
.svc-toggle i { font-style: normal; transition: transform 0.3s ease; }
.svc-toggle:hover i { transform: translateX(4px); }

/* ── Modals ──────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.modal-ov[hidden] { display: none; }
.modal-ov {
  position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 180;
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  padding: 1.2rem;
  background: rgba(43, 49, 30, 0.5);
  backdrop-filter: blur(7px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(7px);
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 0.35s ease;
}
.modal-ov.open { opacity: 1; }
.modal {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 620px;
  max-height: 88vh;
  overflow-y: auto;
  background: var(--cream);
  border-radius: 26px;
  box-shadow: 0 50px 120px -30px rgba(20, 24, 10, 0.65);
  transform: translateY(48px) scale(0.92);
  opacity: 0;
  transition: transform 0.5s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1.2, 0.32, 1), opacity 0.4s ease;
}
.modal::before {
  content: "";
  position: sticky; top: 0; display: block; height: 5px;
  background: var(--grad-gold); background-size: 200% auto;
  animation: shimmer 4s linear infinite;
  z-index: 3;
}
.modal-ov.open .modal { transform: none; opacity: 1; }
.mo-x {
  position: absolute; top: 14px; right: 14px; z-index: 4;
  width: 40px; height: 40px; border-radius: 50%;
  border: none; cursor: pointer;
  background: rgba(46, 42, 32, 0.35); color: #fffbe9;
  backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
  font-size: 1rem;
  transition: transform 0.35s ease, background 0.25s ease;
}
.mo-x:hover { transform: rotate(90deg) scale(1.08); background: var(--gold); }
.mo-media { position: relative; aspect-ratio: 3 / 1.55; }
.mo-media img:not(.mo-bloom) { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
.mo-media::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(transparent 55%, var(--cream));
}
.mo-bloom {
  position: absolute; z-index: 2;
  right: 30px; bottom: -120px; width: 96px;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 10px 16px rgba(46, 42, 32, 0.2));
  animation: moBloomIn 0.7s 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.5, 0.44, 1) backwards;
}
@keyframes moBloomIn { from { transform: scale(0) rotate(-60deg); } }
.mo-body { position: relative; z-index: 3; padding: 1.6rem 2.2rem 2.2rem; }
.mo-body > * { animation: moRise 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.9, 0.3, 1) backwards; }
.mo-body > *:nth-child(2) { animation-delay: 0.08s; }
.mo-body > *:nth-child(3) { animation-delay: 0.16s; }
.mo-body > *:nth-child(4) { animation-delay: 0.24s; }
.mo-body > *:nth-child(5) { animation-delay: 0.32s; }
.mo-body > *:nth-child(6) { animation-delay: 0.4s; }
@keyframes moRise { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(22px); } }
.mo-kicker {
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 0.7rem; font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em; text-indent: 0.22em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}
.mo-title { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 1.9rem; margin: 0 0 0.2rem; }
.mo-tag { font-family: var(--font-display); font-style: italic; color: var(--sage-600); font-size: 1.08rem; margin: 0 0 0.9rem; }
.mo-body p { font-size: 0.98rem; }
.mo-points {
  list-style: none; margin: 1.1rem 0 0; padding: 0;
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 0.55rem 1.2rem;
}
.mo-points li { position: relative; padding-left: 1.5rem; font-size: 0.92rem; font-weight: 500; }
.mo-points li::before { content: "✦"; position: absolute; left: 0; color: var(--gold); font-size: 0.75rem; top: 0.15rem; }
.mo-ctas { display: flex; gap: 0.8rem; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-top: 1.6rem; }
.mo-note {
  margin-top: 1.2rem; padding: 0.9rem 1.1rem;
  background: var(--sage-100); border: 1px solid var(--sage-200); border-radius: 14px;
  font-size: 0.88rem; color: var(--sage-800);
}
.mo-note strong { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 1.05rem; }

/* consultation form inside modal */
.mo-logo { width: 64px; margin-bottom: 0.6rem; }
.mo-form { display: grid; gap: 0.9rem; margin-top: 1.2rem; }
.mo-form label { display: grid; gap: 0.3rem; font-size: 0.84rem; font-weight: 600; color: var(--brown-700); text-align: left; }
.mo-form label small { color: var(--muted); font-weight: 400; }
.mo-form input, .mo-form select, .mo-form textarea {
  font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: 0.98rem; color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1.5px solid var(--sage-200); border-radius: 12px;
  padding: 0.65rem 0.85rem; width: 100%;
  transition: border-color 0.25s ease, box-shadow 0.25s ease;
}
.mo-form input:focus, .mo-form select:focus, .mo-form textarea:focus {
  outline: none; border-color: var(--gold);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(185, 138, 47, 0.15);
}
.mo-form textarea { resize: vertical; }
.mo-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 0.9rem; }
.mo-fine { font-size: 0.76rem; color: var(--muted); text-align: center; margin: 0; }
.mo-done { text-align: center; padding: 1.5rem 0 0.5rem; }
.mo-done .fd-check { margin-bottom: 0.8rem; }
.mo-done h4 { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 1.5rem; margin: 0 0 0.3rem; }
.mo-done p { color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.95rem; margin: 0 auto; }

@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .mo-body { padding: 1.3rem 1.2rem 1.6rem; }
  .mo-points, .mo-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .mo-title { font-size: 1.55rem; }
  .mo-bloom { width: 64px; right: 16px; bottom: -80px; }
}

/* ── Micro School ────────────────────────────────────────── */
.micro {
  background:
    radial-gradient(900px 500px at 15% 0%, rgba(185, 138, 47, 0.12), transparent 60%),
    linear-gradient(160deg, #3d4629, var(--sage-800) 55%, #37402a);
  color: var(--cream);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.micro-glow {
  position: absolute; width: 560px; height: 560px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(232, 199, 106, 0.16), transparent 65%);
  top: -180px; right: -140px; pointer-events: none;
  animation: glowDrift 9s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
}
@keyframes glowDrift { to { transform: translate(-60px, 80px) scale(1.15); } }

/* ── Micro School: enrollment banner ───────────────────── */
.enroll-banner {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  gap: clamp(0.7rem, 2vw, 1.2rem);
  margin: 0 auto clamp(2.2rem, 4.5vw, 3.5rem);
}
.eb-line {
  width: clamp(34px, 9vw, 120px); height: 2px; border-radius: 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--gold-hi), var(--gold));
}
.eb-line.rev { background: linear-gradient(270deg, transparent, var(--gold-hi), var(--gold)); }
.eb-bloom {
  width: clamp(34px, 5vw, 46px);
  animation: fbSpin 32s linear infinite;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 5px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4));
}
.eb-bloom.rev { animation-direction: reverse; }
.eb-btn-wrap { position: relative; display: inline-grid; place-items: center; }
.eb-ring {
  position: absolute; inset: -7px -13px;
  border-radius: 99px;
  border: 2px solid rgba(232, 199, 106, 0.55);
  animation: fbPulse 2.6s ease-out infinite;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.eb-btn { position: relative; animation: shimmer 3.5s linear infinite; }

/* ── Micro School photobook ────────────────────────────── */
.book-scene {
  position: relative;
  width: min(840px, 90vw);
  margin: 0 auto;
  perspective: 2600px;
  opacity: 0; transform: translateY(50px) scale(0.94);
  transition: opacity 1s ease, transform 1s cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.9, 0.3, 1);
}
.book-scene.in { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
.book {
  position: relative;
  aspect-ratio: 3 / 2;
  /* deliberately NOT preserve-3d: sheets flatten into this layer so
     z-index (not 3D depth sorting) decides stacking — preserve-3d
     made coplanar pages z-fight at the spine and flash during turns */
  transition: transform 1.15s cubic-bezier(0.35, 0.1, 0.28, 1);
}
.book.closed { transform: translateX(-25%); }
.page-base {
  position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; width: 50%;
  z-index: 0; /* own stacking context so inner content can't rise above sheets */
  transition: opacity 0.6s ease 0.3s;
}
/* a closed book shows only its front cover — boards appear as it opens */
.book.closed .page-base { opacity: 0; transition-delay: 0s; }
.page-base.left {
  left: 0;
  background: url("assets/img/album-cover.webp") center / cover;
  border-radius: 14px 4px 4px 14px;
  box-shadow: 0 34px 64px -20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55);
  filter: brightness(0.9);
}
.page-base.right {
  right: 0;
  background: url("assets/img/album-paper.webp") center / cover;
  border-radius: 4px 12px 12px 4px;
  box-shadow: 0 34px 64px -20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55);
}
/* stacked page edges peeking out of the right board */
.page-base.right::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; top: 5px; bottom: 5px; right: -5px; width: 5px;
  background: repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, #ece3cd 0 1px, #cdc3a6 1px 2px);
  border-radius: 0 3px 3px 0;
}
.sheet {
  position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; left: 50%; width: 50%;
  transform-style: preserve-3d;
  transform-origin: left center;
  /* per-sheet perspective, since the book itself is flattened */
  transform: perspective(2300px) rotateY(0deg);
  transition: transform 1.15s cubic-bezier(0.35, 0.1, 0.28, 1);
  cursor: pointer;
}
.sheet.turned { transform: perspective(2300px) rotateY(-180deg); }
.face {
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  backface-visibility: hidden; -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
  background: url("assets/img/album-paper.webp") center / cover;
  border-radius: 4px 12px 12px 4px;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.face.back { transform: rotateY(180deg); border-radius: 12px 4px 4px 12px; }
/* gutter shading toward the spine */
.face.front::after, .page-base.right .pg-final::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(74, 59, 40, 0.2), transparent 12%);
}
.face.back::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none;
  background: linear-gradient(270deg, rgba(74, 59, 40, 0.2), transparent 12%);
}
/* the linen cover */
.sheet.cover .face.front {
  background: url("assets/img/album-cover.webp") center / cover;
  border-radius: 6px 14px 14px 6px;
  box-shadow: 0 34px 64px -18px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
  display: grid; place-content: center; justify-items: center;
  gap: 0.45rem; text-align: center;
  padding: 8%;
}
.cover-frame {
  width: 56%;
  padding: 5px;
  background: var(--grad-gold); background-size: 200% auto;
  animation: shimmer 5s linear infinite;
  border-radius: 8px;
  box-shadow: 0 14px 30px -8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55);
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}
.cover-frame img { width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 3 / 3.6; object-fit: cover; border-radius: 5px; }
.cover-script { font-family: var(--font-script); font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 3.4vw, 2.2rem); line-height: 1.1; color: var(--gold-hi); text-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4); }
.cover-sub { font-size: 0.6rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.26em; text-indent: 0.26em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--tan-100); }
.cover-hint {
  margin-top: 0.5rem;
  font-size: 0.68rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-hi);
  animation: coverHint 2.2s ease-in-out infinite;
}
@keyframes coverHint { 50% { opacity: 0.35; } }
/* page interiors */
.pg { color: var(--ink); }
.sheet .pg, .page-base .pg-final { padding: 8% 9%; }
.pg-head {
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: clamp(0.95rem, 1.9vw, 1.35rem);
  color: var(--brown-700); margin: 0 0 0.7em;
}
.face .pg-head::after { content: ""; display: block; width: 44px; height: 2px; margin-top: 0.4em; background: var(--grad-gold); border-radius: 2px; }
.face p { font-size: clamp(0.62rem, 1.35vw, 0.92rem); line-height: 1.6; margin: 0 0 0.8em; }
.pg-flourish { display: block; text-align: center; color: var(--gold); letter-spacing: 0.6em; text-indent: 0.6em; margin-top: 4%; }
.pg-checks { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: grid; gap: clamp(0.3rem, 0.9vw, 0.55rem); }
.pg-checks li { position: relative; padding-left: 1.5em; font-size: clamp(0.62rem, 1.4vw, 0.9rem); font-weight: 600; color: var(--sage-800); }
.pg-checks li::before { content: "✦"; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0.1em; color: var(--gold); font-size: 0.8em; }
.pg-quote {
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", var(--font-display); font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(0.78rem, 1.75vw, 1.18rem) !important; line-height: 1.55 !important;
  color: var(--sage-800); text-align: center;
  margin-top: 18% !important;
}
.pg-note { color: var(--muted); font-size: clamp(0.56rem, 1.2vw, 0.8rem) !important; }
/* tuition mini-cards */
.pg-price {
  border: 1px solid var(--tan-300); border-radius: 10px;
  background: rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.55);
  padding: clamp(0.4rem, 1.4vw, 0.9rem) clamp(0.5rem, 1.6vw, 1rem);
  margin-bottom: 0.7em;
}
.pg-price-label { display: block; font-size: clamp(0.5rem, 1vw, 0.66rem); font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold-lo); margin-bottom: 0.15em; }
.pg-price-figure { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: clamp(0.95rem, 2.4vw, 1.7rem); color: var(--brown-700); }
.pg-price-figure em { font-size: 0.55em; font-style: italic; color: var(--muted); }
.pg-price-figure.sm { font-size: clamp(0.85rem, 1.9vw, 1.3rem); }
.pg-price-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 0.7em; }
.pg-price-row .pg-price { margin-bottom: 0; }
/* full-photo pages */
.pg-photo { display: grid; grid-template-rows: 1fr auto; padding: 7% 8% !important; }
.pg-frame {
  position: relative; overflow: hidden;
  padding: 4px; border-radius: 9px;
  background: var(--grad-gold); background-size: 200% auto;
  box-shadow: 0 12px 26px -10px rgba(46, 42, 32, 0.45);
}
.pg-frame img { position: absolute; inset: 4px; width: calc(100% - 8px); height: calc(100% - 8px); object-fit: cover; border-radius: 6px; }
.pg-caption {
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", var(--font-display); font-style: italic;
  text-align: center; color: var(--sage-800);
  margin: 0.7em 0 0 !important;
}
/* polaroid spread */
.pg-polaroids { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 5%; align-content: center; padding: 9% 9% !important; }
.polaroid {
  margin: 0; background: #fffdf6;
  padding: 4.5% 4.5% 9%;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 22px -6px rgba(46, 42, 32, 0.4);
  transform: rotate(var(--pr, 0deg)) translateY(var(--py, 0));
}
.polaroid:nth-child(3) { grid-column: 1 / -1; width: 56%; justify-self: center; }
.polaroid img { width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; object-fit: cover; }
.polaroid figcaption { font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; font-style: italic; font-size: clamp(0.55rem, 1.2vw, 0.8rem); text-align: center; margin-top: 0.4em; color: var(--brown-700); }
/* final page */
.pg-final { position: relative; height: 100%; display: grid; place-content: center; justify-items: center; text-align: center; gap: 0.5rem; }
.pg-logo { width: clamp(34px, 6vw, 56px); }
.pg-final h4 { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: clamp(1rem, 2.2vw, 1.5rem); margin: 0; color: var(--brown-700); }
.pg-final p { font-size: clamp(0.62rem, 1.35vw, 0.9rem); color: var(--muted); margin: 0 0 0.5em; max-width: 24ch; }
.pg-final .btn { font-size: clamp(0.62rem, 1.3vw, 0.9rem); padding: 0.55em 1.5em; position: relative; z-index: 2; }
/* navigation */
.bk-arrow {
  position: absolute; top: 45%; translate: 0 -50%;
  width: 46px; height: 46px; border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1.5px solid rgba(232, 199, 106, 0.5); background: rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.12); color: var(--gold-hi);
  cursor: pointer; font-size: 1.1rem; z-index: 8;
  backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
  transition: transform 0.25s ease, background 0.25s ease, opacity 0.3s ease;
}
.bk-arrow:hover { background: rgba(232, 199, 106, 0.25); transform: scale(1.1); }
.bk-arrow:disabled { opacity: 0.25; cursor: default; transform: none; }
.bk-arrow.prev { left: -64px; }
.bk-arrow.next { right: -64px; }
.bk-dots { display: flex; gap: 0.5rem; justify-content: center; margin-top: 1.8rem; }
.bk-dots button { width: 10px; height: 10px; border-radius: 50%; border: none; cursor: pointer; background: rgba(232, 199, 106, 0.3); transition: 0.3s; }
.bk-dots button.on { background: var(--gold-hi); transform: scale(1.35); }
.bk-hint { text-align: center; font-family: var(--font-display); font-style: italic; color: var(--sage-200); font-size: 0.92rem; margin: 0.9rem auto 0; }
/* phones: the same opening, page-turning book — just a taller,
   slimmer journal shape so content fits half-width pages */
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .book-scene { width: min(430px, 96vw); }
  .book { aspect-ratio: 10 / 12; }
  .bk-arrow { width: 38px; height: 38px; font-size: 0.95rem; }
  .bk-arrow.prev { left: -8px; }
  .bk-arrow.next { right: -8px; }
  .cover-frame { width: 66%; }
  .cover-script { font-size: 1.3rem; }
  .cover-sub { font-size: 0.48rem; }
  .sheet .pg, .page-base .pg-final { padding: 9% 8%; }
  .pg-polaroids { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 4%; padding: 7% 14% !important; }
  .polaroid:nth-child(3) { grid-column: auto; width: 100%; }
  .pg-quote { margin-top: 30% !important; }
  .pg-final p { max-width: 20ch; }
  .bk-hint { font-size: 0.8rem; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .book-scene { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
}

/* ── Reviews ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.reviews { background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--cream), var(--tan-100) 50%, var(--cream)); }
.review-stage { position: relative; max-width: 52rem; margin: 0 auto; }
.review-track { position: relative; min-height: 270px; }
.review {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; margin: 0;
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--tan-300);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 2.4rem 2.8rem;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
  text-align: center;
  opacity: 0; transform: translateX(40px) scale(0.97);
  transition: opacity 0.6s ease, transform 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.9, 0.3, 1);
  pointer-events: none;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; align-items: center;
}
.review.is-active { opacity: 1; transform: none; pointer-events: auto; }
.review .stars { color: var(--gold); letter-spacing: 0.3em; margin-bottom: 0.8rem; }
.review p { font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", var(--font-display); font-style: italic; font-size: 1.4rem; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0 0 1rem; }
.review footer { font-size: 0.88rem; font-weight: 600; color: var(--muted); letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.rv-arrow {
  position: absolute; top: 50%; transform: translateY(-50%);
  width: 46px; height: 46px; border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1.5px solid var(--tan-500); background: var(--white); color: var(--brown-700);
  cursor: pointer; font-size: 1.1rem; z-index: 2;
  transition: transform 0.25s ease, background 0.25s ease;
}
.rv-arrow:hover { background: var(--tan-100); transform: translateY(-50%) scale(1.1); }
.rv-arrow.prev { left: -70px; }
.rv-arrow.next { right: -70px; }
.rv-dots { display: flex; gap: 0.5rem; justify-content: center; margin-top: 1.4rem; }
.rv-dots button {
  width: 10px; height: 10px; border-radius: 50%; border: none; cursor: pointer;
  background: var(--tan-300); transition: 0.3s;
}
.rv-dots button.on { background: var(--gold); transform: scale(1.35); }
.rv-add { text-align: center; margin-top: 2.2rem; }
.rv-add-note { color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.9rem; margin: 0.8rem auto 0; }
.rv-pending {
  display: block; margin-top: 0.9rem;
  font-size: 0.7rem; font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
}

/* flower rating picker in the review popup */
.rate-row { display: flex; justify-content: center; gap: 0.4rem; }
.rate-star { background: none; border: none; cursor: pointer; padding: 2px; }
.rate-star img {
  width: 38px;
  filter: grayscale(1); opacity: 0.35;
  transition: filter 0.25s ease, opacity 0.25s ease, transform 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.5, 0.44, 1);
}
.rate-star.on img { filter: none; opacity: 1; transform: scale(1.12) rotate(8deg); }

/* Garden Keeper (owner panel) */
.gk-list { display: grid; gap: 0.9rem; text-align: left; margin: 1.2rem 0 0.4rem; }
.gk-item {
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--sage-200);
  border-radius: 14px;
  padding: 0.9rem 1rem;
  display: grid; gap: 0.6rem;
}
.gk-meta { display: grid; grid-template-columns: auto 1fr; gap: 0.6rem; }
.gk-item input, .gk-item select, .gk-item textarea {
  font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: 0.92rem; color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--cream);
  border: 1.5px solid var(--sage-200); border-radius: 10px;
  padding: 0.45rem 0.6rem; width: 100%;
}
.gk-item select { color: var(--gold); font-weight: 600; }
.gk-actions { display: flex; gap: 0.45rem; }
.gk-actions button {
  font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: 0.8rem; font-weight: 600;
  padding: 0.3rem 0.75rem; border-radius: 99px;
  border: 1px solid var(--sage-400); background: var(--sage-100); color: var(--sage-800);
  cursor: pointer;
}
.gk-actions button:disabled { opacity: 0.35; cursor: default; }
.gk-actions button:not(:disabled):hover { border-color: var(--gold); }

/* ── Contact ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.contact-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 0.85fr 1.15fr; gap: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.5rem); align-items: start; }
.contact-info { display: grid; gap: 1.3rem; }
.ci-row { display: flex; gap: 1rem; align-items: flex-start; }
.ci-ic {
  flex: 0 0 auto; width: 46px; height: 46px; display: grid; place-items: center;
  border-radius: 14px;
  color: var(--sage-800);
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--sage-100), var(--tan-100));
  border: 1px solid var(--sage-200);
}
.ci-row a { color: var(--sage-800); font-weight: 600; text-decoration: none; }
.ci-row a:hover { color: var(--gold); }
.ci-row em { color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.9rem; }
.quick-actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.6rem; margin-top: 0.4rem; }
.chip {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.45rem;
  text-decoration: none; font-size: 0.88rem; font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--sage-800);
  border: 1.5px solid var(--sage-200); background: var(--white);
  border-radius: 99px; padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
  transition: 0.25s;
}
.chip-ic { width: 17px; }
.chip:hover { border-color: var(--gold); transform: translateY(-2px); box-shadow: 0 10px 20px -12px rgba(185, 138, 47, 0.5); }

.contact-form {
  position: relative;
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--tan-100);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
  padding: 2rem 2.2rem 2.2rem;
  display: grid; gap: 1rem;
}
.contact-form h3 { margin: 0 0 0.2rem; font-size: 1.5rem; }
.contact-form label { display: grid; gap: 0.35rem; font-size: 0.86rem; font-weight: 600; color: var(--brown-700); }
.contact-form label small { color: var(--muted); font-weight: 400; }
.contact-form input, .contact-form select, .contact-form textarea {
  font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: 1rem; color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--cream);
  border: 1.5px solid var(--sage-200); border-radius: 12px;
  padding: 0.7rem 0.9rem; width: 100%;
  transition: border-color 0.25s ease, box-shadow 0.25s ease;
}
.contact-form input:focus, .contact-form select:focus, .contact-form textarea:focus {
  outline: none; border-color: var(--gold);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(185, 138, 47, 0.15);
}
.contact-form textarea { resize: vertical; }
.ff-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 1rem; }
.form-fine { font-size: 0.78rem; color: var(--muted); margin: -0.2rem 0 0; text-align: center; }
.form-done {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: var(--white);
  display: grid; place-content: center; text-align: center; gap: 0.4rem;
  padding: 2rem;
}
.form-done[hidden] { display: none; }
.fd-check {
  width: 64px; height: 64px; margin: 0 auto 0.6rem; border-radius: 50%;
  display: grid; place-items: center; font-size: 1.8rem; color: #fffbe9;
  background: var(--grad-gold); background-size: 200% auto;
  animation: shimmer 3s linear infinite;
}
.form-done h4 { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 1.5rem; margin: 0; }
.form-done p { color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.95rem; margin: 0; }

/* ── Contact: flower CTA ─────────────────────────────────── */
.contact-cta {
  display: grid; justify-items: center; align-content: center;
  gap: 0.6rem; text-align: center;
}
.cta-title { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 1.7rem; margin: 0 0 0.4rem; }
.flower-btn {
  position: relative;
  width: min(250px, 62vw); aspect-ratio: 1;
  border: none; background: none; cursor: pointer;
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  transition: transform 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.4, 0.44, 1);
}
.flower-btn:hover, .flower-btn:focus-visible { transform: scale(1.07); }
.fb-bloom {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;
  object-fit: contain;
  animation: fbSpin 46s linear infinite;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 20px 34px rgba(74, 59, 40, 0.35));
}
.flower-btn:hover .fb-bloom { animation-duration: 8s; }
@keyframes fbSpin { to { transform: rotate(360deg); } }
.fb-core {
  position: relative; z-index: 2;
  width: 52%; aspect-ratio: 1; border-radius: 50%;
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  background: var(--grad-gold); background-size: 200% auto;
  animation: shimmer 4s linear infinite;
  color: #fffbe9;
  font-weight: 700; font-size: 0.85rem; line-height: 1.3;
  padding: 0 8px;
  box-shadow: 0 12px 28px -8px rgba(138, 100, 32, 0.65), 0 0 0 6px rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.85);
}
.fb-ring {
  position: absolute; inset: 12%;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 2px solid rgba(185, 138, 47, 0.5);
  animation: fbPulse 2.8s ease-out infinite;
  pointer-events: none;
}
@keyframes fbPulse {
  0% { transform: scale(0.86); opacity: 0.9; }
  100% { transform: scale(1.22); opacity: 0; }
}
.cta-note { color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.9rem; max-width: 26rem; margin: 0.4rem 0 0; }

/* ── Footer ──────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.footer { position: relative; text-align: center; background: var(--sage-100); overflow: hidden; }
.footer-meadow {
  height: 130px;
  background: url("assets/img/hero-meadow-far.webp") repeat-x bottom center / auto 100%;
  opacity: 0.45;
}
.footer-inner { position: relative; padding: 1rem 1.4rem 2.6rem; }
.footer-logo { width: min(230px, 60vw); margin: 0 auto 1.4rem; }
.footer-links { display: flex; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 1.4rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; }
.footer-links a { text-decoration: none; font-size: 0.92rem; font-weight: 500; }
.footer-links a:hover { color: var(--gold); }
.footer-fine { font-size: 0.8rem; color: var(--muted); margin: 0; }

/* ── Back to top ─────────────────────────────────────────── */
.to-top {
  position: fixed; right: 1.4rem; bottom: 1.4rem; z-index: 90;
  width: 48px; height: 48px; border-radius: 50%;
  border: none; cursor: pointer; font-size: 1.1rem; color: #fffbe9;
  background: var(--grad-gold); background-size: 200% auto;
  box-shadow: 0 14px 28px -10px rgba(185, 138, 47, 0.6);
  opacity: 0; transform: translateY(20px); pointer-events: none;
  transition: 0.35s ease;
}
.to-top.show { opacity: 1; transform: none; pointer-events: auto; }
.to-top:hover { animation: shimmer 2s linear infinite; }

/* ── Responsive ──────────────────────────────────────────── */
@media (max-width: 1120px) {
  .rv-arrow.prev { left: -8px; }
  .rv-arrow.next { right: -8px; }
}
@media (max-width: 960px) {
  .nav-links, .nav-cta { display: none; }
  .nav-burger { display: block; }
  .split, .contact-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .pillars { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .about-visual { order: -1; }
}
@media (max-width: 960px) {
  /* contact: flower CTA leads, info reads as a tidy card below it */
  .contact-cta { order: -1; }
  .contact-info {
    background: var(--white);
    border: 1px solid var(--sage-200);
    border-radius: var(--radius);
    box-shadow: 0 18px 40px -26px rgba(74, 59, 40, 0.35);
    padding: 1.4rem 1.3rem;
    gap: 1.1rem;
  }
}
@media (max-width: 700px) {
  /* our approach: swipeable card carousel with edge peek */
  .pillars {
    display: flex;
    overflow-x: auto;
    scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
    gap: 0.9rem;
    margin: 0 -1.2rem;
    padding: 0.4rem 1.2rem 1rem;
    scrollbar-width: none;
  }
  .pillars::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; }
  .pillar { flex: 0 0 78%; scroll-snap-align: center; }
}
@media (max-width: 620px) {
  body { font-size: 0.98rem; }
  .pillars, .svc-grid, .ff-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .review { padding: 1.8rem 1.4rem; }
  .review p { font-size: 1.12rem; }
  .review-track { min-height: 380px; }
  .hero-inner { padding: 6.2rem 1.2rem 32vh; }
  .hero-sub { font-size: 1.02rem; }
  .btn.lg { padding: 0.85rem 1.7rem; font-size: 0.96rem; }
  .contact-form { padding: 1.5rem 1.2rem 1.6rem; }
  .stack-badge { font-size: 0.9rem; padding: 0.6rem 0.9rem; right: 2px; }
  .stats { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0.7rem; }
  .stat { display: grid; grid-template-columns: auto auto 1fr; align-items: center; gap: 0.9rem; padding: 0.85rem 1rem; }
  .stat-ic { margin: 0; width: 38px; height: 38px; }
  .stat strong { font-size: 1.9rem; margin: 0; min-width: 3.3ch; }
  .stat-label { font-size: 0.84rem; }
  .stat-spark { top: 0.55rem; right: 0.7rem; font-size: 0.7rem; }
  .svc-body { padding: 1.3rem 1.2rem 1.4rem; }
  .rv-arrow { width: 40px; height: 40px; }
  .to-top { width: 42px; height: 42px; right: 1rem; bottom: 1rem; }
  .footer-meadow { height: 90px; }
}

/* ── Reduced motion ──────────────────────────────────────── */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  *, *::before, *::after { animation-duration: 0.001s !important; animation-iteration-count: 1 !important; transition-duration: 0.001s !important; }
  [data-load], [data-reveal] { opacity: 1 !important; transform: none !important; }
  .sprout { animation: none; }
}

/* founder on phones: portrait sits higher; small whole trees flank the arch */
@media (max-width: 960px) {
  .founder-grid { padding-top: clamp(1rem, 4vw, 1.5rem); }
  .founder-photo { width: min(205px, 58vw); }
  /* plant the trunks inside the grass so their feet never show below it */
  .fs-trees { height: calc(var(--fs-scene, 560px) - 30px); }
  .fs-sun { width: clamp(62px, 15vw, 76px); top: 10px; left: 10px; }
  .fs-tree { opacity: 0.95; }
  .fs-tree:nth-of-type(1) { left: -7%; height: 196px; }  /* oak */
  .fs-tree:nth-of-type(2) { left: 5%;  height: 156px; }  /* birch */
  .fs-tree:nth-of-type(4) { left: 89%; height: 162px; }  /* birch, flipped */
  .fs-tree:nth-of-type(5) { left: 78%; height: 210px; }  /* blossom */
}

/* ── Co-founder: the grandest bloom in the garden ───────── */
/* gold edge lives on the ::before surface, so the card's box stays
   identical in size to every other team card */
.team-card.cofounder::before {
  background:
    linear-gradient(var(--white), var(--white)) padding-box,
    linear-gradient(135deg, var(--gold-hi), var(--tan-300) 35%, var(--gold) 65%, var(--sage-200)) border-box;
  border: 2px solid transparent;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  box-shadow: 0 32px 70px -30px rgba(138, 100, 32, 0.5);
}
/* same frame size as every other card — the blooms are bigger, the card is not */
.team-card.cofounder .tf-halo {
  inset: 5%;
  background: conic-gradient(from 0deg, #f3c34a, #e98a2c, var(--gold-hi), #d9a441, #f6d36b, #e98a2c, #f3c34a);
  opacity: 0.72; filter: blur(16px);
}
.team-card.cofounder .tf-ring {
  position: absolute; inset: 13%; border-radius: 50%;
  border: 2px solid rgba(232, 199, 106, 0.75);
  box-shadow: 0 0 28px rgba(232, 199, 106, 0.6), inset 0 0 14px rgba(232, 199, 106, 0.35);
  animation: fbPulse 2.8s ease-out infinite;
  pointer-events: none; z-index: 2;
}
.team-card.cofounder .tf-mega img { filter: drop-shadow(0 18px 36px rgba(138, 100, 32, 0.42)) saturate(1.08); }
.team-card.cofounder .tf-ribbon {
  position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 1%; translate: -50% 0; z-index: 7;
  padding: 0.38rem 1.05rem; border-radius: 99px;
  background: var(--grad-gold); background-size: 200% auto; animation: shimmer 4s linear infinite;
  color: #fffbe9; font-weight: 700; font-size: 0.7rem; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-indent: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 22px -8px rgba(138, 100, 32, 0.6), 0 0 0 3px rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.9);
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.team-card.cofounder .tf-spark { font-size: 1.3em; }

.team-card.cofounder .tf-photo { z-index: 6; }
.team-card.cofounder .tf-petals { z-index: 5; }

/* ── Micro-school album on phones: centered spread, nav row below ── */
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  /* wider than the wrapper's content box, so center it against the viewport */
  .book-scene { --bsw: min(470px, calc(100vw - 1.1rem)); width: var(--bsw); margin-inline: calc((100% - var(--bsw)) / 2); }
  .page-base.right::after { display: none; } /* page-edge strip reads as a scrollbar at phone size */
  /* arrows join the dots in a nav row under the book — always visible,
     never clipped by the screen edge */
  .bk-nav { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 1.1rem; margin-top: 1.7rem; }
  .bk-arrow {
    position: static; translate: none;
    width: 42px; height: 42px;
    background: var(--grad-gold); background-size: 200% auto;
    color: #fffbe9; border: 2px solid rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.9);
    box-shadow: 0 10px 22px -8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45), 0 0 0 3px rgba(232, 199, 106, 0.35);
    opacity: 1;
  }
  .bk-arrow:disabled { opacity: 0.4; }
  .bk-dots { margin-top: 0; }
  .bk-hint { margin-top: 1.2rem; }
}

/* ── Meet the Founder pill: gold shimmer with twinkling stars ── */
.founder-head .kicker {
  position: relative;
  background: var(--grad-gold); background-size: 200% auto;
  animation: shimmer 4s linear infinite, pillFloat 3.6s ease-in-out infinite;
  color: #fffbe9; border: 1.5px solid rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.75);
  padding: 0.5rem 2rem;
  box-shadow: 0 12px 28px -10px rgba(138, 100, 32, 0.65), 0 0 0 4px rgba(232, 199, 106, 0.28);
}
.founder-head .kicker::before, .founder-head .kicker::after {
  content: "✦"; position: absolute; top: 50%; translate: 0 -50%;
  color: var(--gold-hi); font-size: 0.95rem; letter-spacing: 0; text-indent: 0;
  text-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(232, 199, 106, 0.9);
  animation: twinkle 2.2s ease-in-out infinite;
}
.founder-head .kicker::before { left: 0.55rem; }
.founder-head .kicker::after { right: 0.55rem; animation-delay: 1.1s; }
@keyframes pillFloat { 50% { transform: translateY(-4px); } }

/* ── Founder badge: gold-edged, floating, tilting, sparkling ── */
.founder-badge {
  background:
    linear-gradient(var(--white), var(--white)) padding-box,
    var(--grad-gold) border-box;
  background-size: auto, 200% auto;
  border: 2px solid transparent;
  box-shadow: 0 20px 44px -16px rgba(138, 100, 32, 0.55), 0 0 0 4px rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.85), 0 0 30px rgba(232, 199, 106, 0.35);
  animation: badgeFloat 4.6s ease-in-out infinite;
  overflow: visible;
}
.founder-badge::before, .founder-badge::after {
  content: "✦"; position: absolute;
  color: var(--gold); font-style: normal; font-size: 0.9rem;
  text-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(232, 199, 106, 0.95);
  animation: twinkle 2.4s ease-in-out infinite;
}
.founder-badge::before { left: -16px; top: -10px; }
.founder-badge::after { right: -14px; bottom: -10px; animation-delay: 1.2s; font-size: 0.75rem; }
@keyframes badgeFloat {
  0%, 100% { transform: translateY(0) rotate(-1.5deg); }
  50% { transform: translateY(-11px) rotate(1.5deg); }
}

/* ── Service flower labels: cream ribbon banners with a shimmering
     gold edge; solid ink lettering so they always read ───────── */
.arc-label { filter: drop-shadow(0 8px 12px rgba(74, 59, 40, 0.22)); }
.arc-band-edge { fill: none; stroke: url("#goldTextGrad"); stroke-width: 36; stroke-linecap: round; }
.arc-band { fill: none; stroke: #fffdf8; stroke-width: 27; stroke-linecap: round; }
.arc-label text {
  fill: var(--brown-700);
  stroke: none;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-style: italic; font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 19.5px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;
  dominant-baseline: middle;
}
.sprout:hover .arc-band-edge { stroke-width: 40; }
.sprout:hover .arc-label text { fill: var(--gold-lo); }
@media (max-width: 1080px) {
  .arc-label text { font-size: 22px; stroke: none; }
  .arc-band-edge { stroke-width: 40; }
  .arc-band { stroke-width: 30; }
}

/* ── Service flower labels: plant-marker stakes in the soil ───── */
.arc-label { display: none; }
.sprout .s-label {
  display: block; position: absolute; left: 50%; bottom: -9px;
  translate: -50% 0;
  width: max-content; max-width: 132px;
  padding: 0.4rem 0.8rem 0.36rem;
  background:
    linear-gradient(var(--white), var(--white)) padding-box,
    var(--grad-gold) border-box;
  background-size: auto, 200% auto;
  border: 2px solid transparent; border-radius: 10px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; font-size: 1.02rem; line-height: 1.12;
  color: var(--brown-700); text-align: center; white-space: normal;
  box-shadow: 0 12px 24px -10px rgba(74, 59, 40, 0.45), 0 0 0 3px rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.8);
  transform-origin: bottom center;
  transform: translateY(42px) scale(0.35) rotate(-14deg);
  opacity: 0;
  transition: transform 0.85s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.45, 0.44, 1) calc(var(--sd, 0s) + 1.05s),
    opacity 0.4s ease calc(var(--sd, 0s) + 1.05s), color 0.25s ease;
  z-index: 2;
}
/* the stake driven into the ground */
.sprout .s-label::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 100%; translate: -50% 0;
  width: 4px; height: 16px;
  background: linear-gradient(var(--gold), var(--gold-lo));
  border-radius: 0 0 3px 3px;
}
/* a twinkle on the corner */
.sprout .s-label::before {
  content: "✦"; position: absolute; top: -10px; right: -7px;
  color: var(--gold); font-style: normal; font-size: 0.8rem;
  text-shadow: 0 0 9px rgba(232, 199, 106, 0.95);
  animation: twinkle 2.4s ease-in-out infinite; animation-delay: var(--sd, 0s);
}
.sprout:nth-child(odd) { --tilt: -3deg; }
.sprout:nth-child(even) { --tilt: 3deg; }
.sprout.in .s-label { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0) scale(1) rotate(var(--tilt, -3deg)); }
.sprout:hover .s-label { transform: translateY(-4px) scale(1.08) rotate(0deg); color: var(--gold-lo); transition-delay: 0s; }
@media (max-width: 1080px) {
  .sprout .s-label { display: block; font-size: 0.92rem; max-width: 112px; padding: 0.34rem 0.6rem 0.3rem; bottom: -10px; }
  .garden-viewport { padding-bottom: 3.4rem; } /* room below the ground for the stakes (viewport clips at its padding edge) */
  .bk-nav, .garden-nav { margin-top: 0.6rem; }
}

/* ── Founder badge: still, gold-edged, with a passing glint ─────── */
.founder-badge {
  animation: none;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 0.7rem 1.5rem 0.75rem;
  border-radius: 18px;
  background:
    linear-gradient(var(--white), var(--cream)) padding-box,
    var(--grad-gold) border-box;
  background-size: auto, 200% auto;
  border: 2px solid transparent;
  box-shadow: 0 20px 44px -16px rgba(138, 100, 32, 0.5), 0 0 0 4px rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.85), 0 0 26px rgba(232, 199, 106, 0.3);
}
.founder-badge::before, .founder-badge::after { content: none; animation: none; }
.founder-badge { z-index: 6; } /* above the stage sparkles */
/* light sweeps across the badge every few seconds */
.founder-badge::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; top: -40%; bottom: -40%; left: -60%; width: 45%;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(255, 251, 233, 0.85), transparent);
  transform: skewX(-20deg) translateX(-160%);
  animation: badgeGlint 5.5s ease-in-out infinite;
  pointer-events: none;
}
@keyframes badgeGlint { 0%, 72% { transform: skewX(-20deg) translateX(-160%); } 100% { transform: skewX(-20deg) translateX(520%); } }
.founder-badge .fb-title {
  font-family: var(--font-body); font-style: normal; font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 0.66rem; letter-spacing: 0.34em; text-indent: 0.34em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-lo); line-height: 1.2;
}
.founder-badge .fb-rule {
  display: block; width: 46px; height: 1.5px; margin: 0.3rem auto 0.2rem;
  background: var(--grad-gold); background-size: 200% auto; animation: shimmer 4s linear infinite;
}
.founder-badge .fb-name {
  font-family: var(--font-script); font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 1.75rem; line-height: 1.1;
  background: var(--grad-gold); background-size: 200% auto;
  -webkit-background-clip: text; background-clip: text; color: transparent;
  animation: shimmer 4s linear infinite;
  padding: 0 0.15em 0.05em; /* gradient text needs box room for the script's swashes */
}

/* ── Kind Words: a garden scene around the reviews ─────────── */
.reviews {
  position: relative; overflow: hidden;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--cream) 0%, var(--tan-100) 48%, var(--sage-100) 100%);
  padding-bottom: clamp(9rem, 16vw, 13rem);
}
.reviews .wrap { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.rv-scene { position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none; z-index: 0; }
.rv-tree {
  position: absolute; bottom: 26px; /* trunks planted inside the grass, not on its tips */
  height: min(46vh, 430px); width: auto; opacity: 0.95;
  transform: scale(0); transform-origin: bottom center;
  transition: transform 1.7s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.25, 0.44, 1);
}
.rv-tree.l { left: -4%; transition-delay: 0.15s; }
.rv-tree.r { right: -4%; scale: -1 1; transition-delay: 0.5s; }
.reviews.in .rv-tree { transform: scale(1); }
.rv-grass {
  position: absolute; left: -2%; right: -2%; bottom: 0; height: 130px;
  background: url("assets/img/meadow2-lush.webp") repeat-x bottom center / auto 100%;
  transform: translateY(110%);
  transition: transform 1.1s cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.9, 0.3, 1) 0.05s;
}
.reviews.in .rv-grass { transform: none; }
.rv-vine {
  position: absolute; top: -14px; right: 6.5%; left: auto;
  scale: -1 1; /* mirrored so the roses lean in toward the card */
  width: min(240px, 30vw);
  transform-origin: top center;
  transform: translateY(-105%);
  transition: transform 1.6s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.15, 0.44, 1) 0.35s;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 14px 22px rgba(74, 59, 40, 0.28));
}
.reviews.in .rv-vine { transform: none; animation: vineSway 7s ease-in-out 2s infinite alternate; }
@keyframes vineSway { from { rotate: -1.6deg; } to { rotate: 1.6deg; } }
/* realistic blooms unfurling on the review card's corners */
.rv-bloom {
  position: absolute; z-index: 3; width: 96px; pointer-events: none;
  transform: scale(0) rotate(-140deg);
  transition: transform 1.25s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.4, 0.44, 1);
  filter: drop-shadow(0 12px 20px rgba(74, 59, 40, 0.35));
}
.rv-bloom.a { left: -36px; top: -38px; transition-delay: 0.75s; }
.rv-bloom.b { right: -40px; bottom: -34px; width: 120px; transition-delay: 1s; }
.reviews.in .rv-bloom { transform: scale(1) rotate(0deg); }
.review {
  background:
    linear-gradient(var(--white), var(--white)) padding-box,
    var(--grad-gold) border-box;
  background-size: auto, 200% auto;
  border: 2px solid transparent;
  overflow: visible;
}
.review::before {
  content: "\201C"; position: absolute; top: -22px; left: 30px;
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 5.4rem; line-height: 1;
  color: var(--gold); opacity: 0.45;
}
@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .reviews { padding-bottom: 8rem; }
  .rv-tree { height: 210px; bottom: 64px; }
  .rv-grass { height: 92px; }
  .rv-vine { width: 132px; left: 1%; }
  .rv-bloom { width: 64px; } .rv-bloom.a { left: -18px; top: -24px; } .rv-bloom.b { width: 82px; right: -18px; bottom: -22px; }
  .review::before { font-size: 4rem; top: -16px; left: 18px; }
}

/* ── Contact: gold card with staggered rows and a wildflower spray ── */
.contact { position: relative; }
.contact-info {
  position: relative;
  background:
    linear-gradient(var(--white), var(--white)) padding-box,
    var(--grad-gold) border-box;
  background-size: auto, 200% auto;
  border: 2px solid transparent; border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 1.7rem 1.5rem 1.6rem;
  box-shadow: 0 28px 60px -28px rgba(138, 100, 32, 0.45), 0 0 0 4px rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.8);
  gap: 1.25rem;
}
.ci-row {
  opacity: 0; transform: translateX(-24px);
  transition: opacity 0.75s ease var(--d, 0s), transform 0.75s cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.9, 0.3, 1) var(--d, 0s);
}
.ci-row:nth-child(2) { --d: 0.15s; } .ci-row:nth-child(3) { --d: 0.3s; }
.ci-row:nth-child(4) { --d: 0.45s; } .ci-row:nth-child(5) { --d: 0.6s; }
.contact.in .ci-row { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
.ci-ic {
  background: var(--grad-gold); background-size: 200% auto;
  border: none; color: #fffbe9;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 22px -8px rgba(138, 100, 32, 0.6);
  transition: transform 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.4, 0.44, 1);
}
.ci-ic::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: -4px; border-radius: 18px;
  border: 1.5px solid rgba(232, 199, 106, 0.42);
  animation: fbPulse 3.2s ease-out infinite; animation-delay: var(--d, 0s);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.ci-row:hover .ci-ic { transform: scale(1.1) rotate(-6deg); }
.quick-actions { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(14px); transition: opacity 0.7s ease 0.75s, transform 0.7s ease 0.75s; }
.contact.in .quick-actions { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
.chip {
  position: relative; overflow: hidden; isolation: isolate;
  border: 1.5px solid var(--tan-300);
  color: var(--brown-700);
}
.chip::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; top: -40%; bottom: -40%; left: -50%; width: 40%;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(232, 199, 106, 0.55), transparent);
  transform: skewX(-20deg) translateX(-140%); transition: transform 0.6s ease; pointer-events: none;
}
.chip:hover::after { transform: skewX(-20deg) translateX(480%); }
.chip:hover { border-color: var(--gold); transform: translateY(-2px); box-shadow: 0 10px 22px -12px rgba(185, 138, 47, 0.6); }
.ci-bouquet {
  position: absolute; top: -58px; right: -34px; z-index: 2;
  width: min(200px, 42vw); pointer-events: none;
  transform-origin: bottom left;
  transform: scale(0) rotate(35deg);
  transition: transform 1.4s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.3, 0.44, 1) 0.55s;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 16px 26px rgba(74, 59, 40, 0.35));
}
.contact.in .ci-bouquet { transform: none; }
@media (max-width: 620px) { .ci-bouquet { width: 150px; top: -50px; right: -22px; } }
/* phones: keep the reviews scene out from under the copy, and the
   wildflower spray behind the contact text */
@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .reviews { padding-bottom: 12rem; }
  .rv-tree { height: 138px; bottom: 34px; opacity: 0.9; }
  .rv-tree.l { left: -6%; } .rv-tree.r { right: -6%; }
  .rv-vine { width: 92px; right: 4%; left: auto; top: -10px; }
  .rv-add { position: relative; z-index: 2; }
  .ci-bouquet { width: 118px; top: -62px; right: -14px; z-index: 0; }
  .ci-row, .quick-actions { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
}

/* service garden arrows (mobile) match the photo-book's gold arrows */
.g-arrow {
  width: 42px; height: 42px;
  background: var(--grad-gold); background-size: 200% auto;
  color: #fffbe9; border: 2px solid rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.9);
  box-shadow: 0 10px 22px -8px rgba(74, 59, 40, 0.45), 0 0 0 3px rgba(232, 199, 106, 0.35);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
}
.g-arrow:active { background-position: right center; transform: scale(0.94); }

/* ── Team popup: portrait in a gold ring over a spinning bloom ───── */
.team-bio { display: none !important; }
.mo-team-head {
  position: relative; height: 280px; overflow: hidden;
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  background:
    radial-gradient(420px 220px at 50% 110%, rgba(232, 199, 106, 0.35), transparent 70%),
    linear-gradient(160deg, var(--sage-100), var(--tan-100) 55%, var(--cream));
}
.mth-mega {
  position: absolute; width: 380px; opacity: 0.6;
  animation: fbSpin 70s linear infinite, mthMegaIn 1.2s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.2, 0.44, 1) backwards;
}
@keyframes mthMegaIn { from { transform: scale(0) rotate(-200deg); opacity: 0; } }
.mth-photo {
  position: relative; z-index: 2;
  width: 172px; aspect-ratio: 1; border-radius: 50%; padding: 6px;
  background: var(--grad-gold); background-size: 200% auto;
  box-shadow: 0 22px 46px -16px rgba(74, 59, 40, 0.55), 0 0 0 7px rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.9);
  animation: shimmer 4s linear infinite, mthPop 0.9s 0.15s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.45, 0.44, 1) backwards;
}
@keyframes mthPop { from { transform: scale(0); } }
.mth-photo img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; border-radius: 50%; display: block; }
.mth-bloom {
  position: absolute; z-index: 3; width: 84px; pointer-events: none;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 10px 18px rgba(74, 59, 40, 0.35));
  animation: moBloomIn 0.8s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.5, 0.44, 1) backwards;
}
.mth-bloom.a { left: 9%; bottom: 14px; animation-delay: 0.45s; }
.mth-bloom.b { right: 7%; top: 18px; width: 70px; animation-delay: 0.6s; }
.mth-bloom.c { right: 12%; bottom: 10px; width: 58px; animation-delay: 0.75s; }
.mo-team-head .tf-spark { z-index: 4; }
.mo-team { text-align: center; }
.mo-team .team-langs { margin: 0.2rem 0 1rem; }
.mo-team .mth-bio { text-align: left; }
.mo-team .mth-bio > * { animation: moRise 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.9, 0.3, 1) backwards; }
.mo-team .mth-bio > *:nth-child(2) { animation-delay: 0.1s; }
.mo-team .mth-bio > *:nth-child(3) { animation-delay: 0.2s; }
.mo-team .mth-bio > *:nth-child(4) { animation-delay: 0.3s; }
.mo-team .mth-bio > *:nth-child(5) { animation-delay: 0.4s; }
.mo-team .mth-bio > *:nth-child(6) { animation-delay: 0.5s; }
.mo-team .mo-ctas { justify-content: center; }
@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .mo-team-head { height: 230px; }
  .mth-photo { width: 140px; }
  .mth-mega { width: 300px; }
  .mth-bloom { width: 64px; } .mth-bloom.b { width: 54px; } .mth-bloom.c { width: 46px; }
}

/* ── Contact card: rotating gold light ring instead of the bouquet ── */
@property --ring-a { syntax: "<angle>"; inherits: false; initial-value: 0deg; }
.ci-bouquet { display: none; }
.contact-info {
  isolation: isolate;
  background: var(--white);
  border: 2px solid transparent;
}
.contact-info::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: -3px; z-index: -1;
  border-radius: calc(var(--radius) + 3px);
  background: conic-gradient(from var(--ring-a),
    var(--gold-lo), var(--gold-hi) 18%, #fffbe9 26%, var(--gold) 40%, var(--gold-lo) 55%,
    var(--gold-hi) 72%, #fffbe9 80%, var(--gold) 92%, var(--gold-lo));
  animation: ringSpin 7s linear infinite;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 14px rgba(232, 199, 106, 0.45));
}
@keyframes ringSpin { to { --ring-a: 360deg; } }
.contact-info::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -1;
  border-radius: var(--radius); background: var(--white);
}

/* ── Kind Words on phones: card + tree/grass scene on one screen ── */
@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .reviews { padding-top: 3.2rem; padding-bottom: 9.8rem; }
  .reviews .section-head { margin-bottom: 1.3rem; }
  .review-track { min-height: 292px; }
  .review { padding: 1.5rem 1.2rem; }
  .review p { font-size: 1.02rem; line-height: 1.45; }
  .rv-add { margin-top: 1.1rem; }
  .rv-add .btn.lg { padding: 0.7rem 1.4rem; font-size: 0.92rem; }
  .rv-add-note { font-size: 0.82rem; margin-top: 0.5rem; max-width: 17rem; }
  .rv-tree { height: 170px; bottom: 6px; }
  .rv-tree.l { left: -9%; } .rv-tree.r { right: -9%; }
  .rv-grass { height: 84px; }
}

/* the five-tap owner shortcut shouldn't highlight text while tapping */
.founder-name, .founder-photo { user-select: none; -webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; }

/* ── Lock the page horizontally on phones (iOS ignores overflow-x on
     body alone): no sideways panning, while carousels keep their own
     horizontal gestures ─────────────────────────────────────── */
html, body { width: 100%; max-width: 100%; }
body { position: relative; touch-action: pan-y pinch-zoom; }
.pillars, .team-viewport, .garden-viewport, .book-scene { touch-action: pan-x pan-y; }
/* the photo-stack glint sweeps wide — keep it inside the stack's bounds */
.photo-stack { clip-path: inset(-70px -14px -70px -14px); }

/* ── Founder stage: cute blooms pop up through the grass after the trees ── */
.fs-flowers { position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; height: 0; pointer-events: none; z-index: 2; }
.fs-flowers img {
  position: absolute; left: var(--x, 50%); bottom: 22px;
  width: var(--w, 36px); translate: -50% 0;
  transform-origin: bottom center;
  transform: scale(0) rotate(-70deg);
  transition: transform 1s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.5, 0.44, 1) var(--d, 5.6s);
  filter: drop-shadow(0 6px 10px rgba(74, 59, 40, 0.32));
}
.founder-stage.in .fs-flowers img {
  transform: scale(1) rotate(0deg);
  animation: flowerBob 3.8s ease-in-out calc(var(--d, 5.6s) + 1s) infinite alternate;
}
@keyframes flowerBob { from { rotate: -3deg; } to { rotate: 3deg; } }
.founder-badge .fb-title { letter-spacing: 0.22em; text-indent: 0.22em; }
@media (max-width: 960px) {
  .fs-flowers { bottom: auto; top: var(--fs-scene, 560px); }
  .fs-flowers img { bottom: 18px; width: calc(var(--w, 36px) * 0.78); }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .fs-flowers img { transform: none; animation: none; } }

/* ── Founder stage: a bed of whole sunflowers growing up through the grass ── */
.fs-flowers { z-index: auto; }
.fs-flowers img {
  width: auto; height: calc(var(--h, 200px) * 0.8); /* heads stay clear of the bio's last line */
  bottom: 8px; /* rooted below the grass tips, so the meadow covers the stem base */
  /* each plant starts entirely below the grass and simply rises up out
     of it — no scaling, so the bitmap never re-rasterizes mid-animation */
  transform: translateY(108%);
  opacity: 0;
  transition: transform 1.6s cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.9, 0.3, 1) var(--d, 5.6s),
    opacity 0.4s ease var(--d, 5.6s);
  will-change: transform;
  backface-visibility: hidden;
}
.fs-flowers img.flip { scale: -1 1; }
.founder-stage.in .fs-flowers img {
  transform: translateY(0);
  opacity: 1;
  animation: sunflowerSway 7s ease-in-out calc(var(--d, 5.6s) + 1.7s) infinite;
}
/* starts and ends upright, so the sway picks up seamlessly from the rise */
@keyframes sunflowerSway { 0%, 100% { rotate: 0deg; } 28% { rotate: -2deg; } 72% { rotate: 2deg; } }
@media (max-width: 960px) {
  .fs-flowers img { height: calc(var(--h, 200px) * 0.58); width: auto; bottom: 4px; }
}

/* ── Contact rows: label sits above the details as a small gold heading ── */
.ci-row > div { line-height: 1.55; }
.ci-row strong {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.68rem; font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-lo);
  margin: 0.35rem 0 0.3rem;
}
.ci-org { display: block; font-weight: 600; color: var(--brown-700); }

/* founder popup: the quote's big opening mark needs room inside the modal */
.mo-team .mth-bio .founder-quote { margin-left: 1.2rem; }
.mo-team .mth-bio .founder-quote::before { background: transparent; }
.mo-team .mth-bio .founder-quote p { margin: 0; }
.mth-bloom.a[src*="sunflower-plant"] { width: 64px; bottom: -6px; }

/* ── Review popup: gold star picker; service tag on cards ─────── */
.rate-star {
  font-size: 2.1rem; line-height: 1; padding: 0 3px;
  color: var(--tan-300);
  transition: color 0.2s ease, transform 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.5, 0.44, 1), text-shadow 0.2s ease;
}
.rate-star.on { color: var(--gold); text-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(232, 199, 106, 0.8); transform: scale(1.15); }
.rate-star:hover { transform: scale(1.25); }
.rv-service {
  display: inline-block; margin: 0.1rem 0 0.8rem;
  font-size: 0.7rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-lo);
  background: var(--sage-100); border: 1px solid var(--sage-200);
  border-radius: 99px; padding: 0.25rem 0.75rem;
}
.gk-service { margin-top: 0; }

.rate-label { margin-top: -0.2rem; font-size: 0.9rem; color: var(--muted); }
.rate-label strong { color: var(--gold-lo); font-weight: 700; }

/* the rising sunflowers are clipped at the grass line on phones, so they
   never surface through the name and bio below the scene */
@media (max-width: 960px) { .fs-flowers { clip-path: inset(-600px 0 0 0); } }

/* review form: honeypot + inline error; keeper headings/tags */
.mo-form .hp { position: absolute; left: -9999px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; }
.mo-error { color: #a33; font-size: 0.88rem; text-align: center; margin: 0; }
.gk-h { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 1.05rem; margin: 1.2rem 0 0.3rem; color: var(--sage-800); text-align: left; }
.gk-tag { font-size: 0.68rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold-lo); }

.gk-toast {
  position: sticky; bottom: 10px; margin: 0.6rem auto 0; width: max-content; max-width: 90%;
  background: var(--sage-800); color: #fffdf8; font-size: 0.86rem; font-weight: 600;
  padding: 0.55rem 1rem; border-radius: 99px; box-shadow: 0 10px 24px -10px rgba(0,0,0,.4);
  opacity: 0; transform: translateY(8px); transition: opacity .25s, transform .25s; z-index: 5;
}
.gk-toast.show { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
.gk-toast.bad { background: #a33; }