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+'use client'
+
+import { useEmDashContent } from '@/hooks/useEmDashContent'
+import Image from 'next/image'
+import Badge from '@/components/ui/Badge'
+
+export default function SightingsJournalSection() {
+  const { items, loading } = useEmDashContent('posts')
+
+  if (loading) {
+    return (
+      <div className="flex justify-center py-16">
+        <div className="w-8 h-8 rounded-full border-2 border-current border-t-transparent animate-spin" />
+      </div>
+    )
+  }
+
+  if (items.length === 0) return null
+
+  return (
+    <section
+      id="sightings-journal"
+      data-vula-section="sightingsjournal"
+      data-vula-cms="posts"
+      className="py-20 bg-[#f5f5dc]"
+    >
+      <div className="max-w-7xl mx-auto px-4">
+        <h2 className="font-heading text-4xl md:text-5xl text-[#1b210d] mb-4 leading-tight">
+          The ranger&rsquo;s digital sightings book
+        </h2>
+        <p className="font-serif italic text-lg text-[#8b5a3c] max-w-2xl mb-12">
+          Fresh notes from the bush — track the wild heartbeat of Thornveld.
+        </p>
+        <div className="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 gap-8">
+          {items.map((item) => {
+            const d = item.data as {
+              title?: string
+              excerpt?: string
+              body?: string
+              author?: string
+              category?: string
+              image?: string
+            }
+            return (
+              <article
+                key={item.id}
+                className="bg-[#f7f9f4] rounded-2xl overflow-hidden shadow-soft border border-[#dee2d4] transition-all duration-200 ease-out hover:-translate-y-1 hover:shadow-lg"
+              >
+                {d.image && (
+                  <div className="relative h-48 w-full overflow-hidden">
+                    <Image
+                      src={d.image}
+                      alt={d.title || 'Sighting image'}
+                      fill
+                      sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 50vw"
+                      className="object-cover hover:scale-105 transition-transform duration-500 ease-out"
+                    />
+                  </div>
+                )}
+                <div className="p-6">
+                  <div className="flex items-center justify-between mb-3">
+                    {d.category && (
+                      <Badge className="bg-[#6b8e23] text-white text-xs px-3 py-1 rounded-full">
+                        {d.category}
+                      </Badge>
+                    )}
+                    {d.author && (
+                      <span className="text-xs text-[#8b5a3c] font-medium">{d.author}</span>
+                    )}
+                  </div>
+                  <h3 className="font-heading text-2xl text-[#1b210d] mb-2">{d.title}</h3>
+                  {d.excerpt && (
+                    <p className="font-serif italic text-[#1b210d]/70 leading-relaxed">{d.excerpt}</p>
+                  )}
+                  <div className="mt-4 h-px bg-[#dee2d4] w-12" />
+                </div>
+              </article>
+            )
+          })}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </section>
+  )
+}