.blog-blocks-container {
    padding: 0;
    margin-bottom: 30px;
}
.blog-blocks-container .blog-block {
    margin: 0 1px 1px 0;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    text-align: center;
}

.blog-blocks-container .block-image-content .block-image {
    height: 240px;
    opacity: 0.85;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-position: center center;
    -webkit-background-size: cover;
    background-size: cover;
}
.blog-blocks-container .block-image-content, .blog-blocks-container .block-image-content .block-image {
    position: relative;
}
.blog-blocks-container .blog-block:hover .block-image {
    opacity: 1.0 !important;
    -webkit-transition: all 0.4s ease;
    -moz-transition: all 0.4s ease;
    -ms-transition: all 0.4s ease;
    -o-transition: all 0.4s ease;
    transition: all 0.4s ease;
}
.blog-blocks-container .block-overlay {
    position: absolute;
    top: 5px;
    right: 5px;
    bottom: 5px;
    left: 5px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
    padding: 5px;
    width: auto;
    height: auto;
    z-index: 111;
    margin: 0;
}
.blog-blocks-container .block-overlay .parent {
    display: table;
    height: 100%;
    width: 100%;
    background-image: linear-gradient(#fff, #fff);
    background-position: 50% 50%;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-size: 100% 0%;
    transition: background-size 0.5s;
}
.blog-blocks-container .blog-block:hover .parent {
    background-size: 100% 100%;
}
.blog-blocks-container .block-overlay .child {
    display: table-cell;
    text-align: center;
    vertical-align: middle;
}
.blog-blocks-container .block-title {
    display: block;
    background: #fff;
    padding: 15px 10px;
    margin-top: 15px;
}
.blog-blocks-container .block-title h4 {
    color: #333;
    font-size: 1.1875rem;
    line-height: 1.3;
    margin: 0;
    max-height: 120px;
    overflow: hidden;
}
.blog-blocks-container .block-date {
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 0.9375rem;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    padding: 0 8px 8px;
    transition: color 0.5s;
}
.blog-blocks-container .blog-block:hover .block-date {
    color: #999;
}
.blog-blocks-container .block-date:after {
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 235, 0.4);
    width: 30px;
    content: "";
    display: block;
    margin: 8px auto 0;
}
.blog-blocks-container .block-date:before {
    content: "";
    display: block;
    border-top: 1px solid #ddd;
    width: 0;
    margin: 0 auto 8px;
    transition: all 0.1s;
}
.blog-blocks-container .blog-block:hover .block-date:before {
    width: 30px;
}
.blog-blocks-container .block-hover {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    right: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    z-index: 200;
}