diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..81ab210
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Changelog
+
+All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
+
+The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
+
+
+## [2.35] - 2018-11-04 (@budparr)
+
+- Add global background color class to footer (it's already on the header). Fixes #135
+
+## [2.34] - 2018-11-03 (@budparr)
+
+### Added
+
+- Add a changelog.
+
+### Changed
+
+- Run Ananke with Hugo v0.50
+- Remove default background image so users can choose to not use one at all. #133 (cdeguise)
+- Add reading time and word count to pages, conditionally if set at global, page, or section level with the `show_reading_time` key. (thanks to @looer for starting)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9a239f9..9975368 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -126,6 +126,11 @@ For example, if your css files are `static/css/custom.css` and `static/css/custo
       custom_css = ["css/custom.css","css/custom2.css"]
 ```
 
+### Show Reading Time and Word Contributing
+
+If you add a key of `show_reading_time` true to either the Config Params, a page or section's front matter, articles will show the reading time and word count.
+
+
 ### Nearly finished
 
 In order to see your site in action, run Hugo's built-in local server.
diff --git a/layouts/_default/single.html b/layouts/_default/single.html
index efbeb39..4f1b1c3 100755
--- a/layouts/_default/single.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/single.html
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 {{ end }}
 
 {{ define "main" }}
-  <article class="{{ $.Param "post_article_class"  | default "flex-l flex-wrap justify-between mw8 center ph3 ph0-l"}}">
+
+  {{ $section := .Site.GetPage "section" .Section }}
+  <article class="{{ .Site.Param.post_article_class  | default "flex-l flex-wrap justify-between mw8 center ph3 ph0-l"}}">
 
     <header class="mt4 w-100">
       <p class="f6 b helvetica tracked">
@@ -20,10 +22,20 @@
       {{/* Hugo uses Go's date formatting is set by example. Here are two formats */}}
       <time class="f6 mv4 dib tracked" datetime="{{ .Date.Format "2006-01-02T15:04:05Z07:00" }}">
         {{- .Date.Format "January 2, 2006" -}}
-      </time>
+      </time>      
+      {{/*  
+          Show "reading time" and "word count" but only if one of the following are true:
+          1) A global config `params` value is set `show_reading_time = true`
+          2) A section front matter value is set `show_reading_time = true`
+          3) A page front matter value is set `show_reading_time = true`
+        */}}
+      {{ if (or (eq (.Param "show_reading_time") true) (eq $section.Params.show_reading_time true) )}}
+        <span class="f6 mv4 dib tracked"> - {{ .ReadingTime}} minutes read</span>
+        <span class="f6 mv4 dib tracked"> - {{ .WordCount}} words</span>
+      {{ end }}
     </header>
 
-    <main class="{{ $.Param "post_main_class"  | default "nested-copy-line-height lh-copy f4 nested-links nested-img mid-gray pr4-l w-two-thirds-l" }}">
+    <main class="{{ .Site.Param.post_main_class  | default "nested-copy-line-height lh-copy f4 nested-links nested-img mid-gray pr4-l w-two-thirds-l" }}">
         {{- .Content -}}
       {{- partial "tags.html" . -}}
       <div class="mt6">
diff --git a/layouts/partials/site-footer.html b/layouts/partials/site-footer.html
index 68e9688..d014f77 100755
--- a/layouts/partials/site-footer.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/site-footer.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<footer class="bg-near-black bottom-0 w-100 pa3" role="contentinfo">
+<footer class="{{ .Site.Params.background_color_class | default "bg-black" }} bottom-0 w-100 pa3" role="contentinfo">
   <div class="flex justify-between">
   <a class="f4 fw4 hover-white no-underline white-70 dn dib-ns pv2 ph3" href="{{ .Site.BaseURL }}" >
     &copy; {{ now.Format "2006" }} {{ .Site.Title }}
diff --git a/layouts/partials/site-header.html b/layouts/partials/site-header.html
index a1d3e31..10a682f 100755
--- a/layouts/partials/site-header.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/site-header.html
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-{{ $featured_image := .Param "featured_image" | default "images/gohugo-default-sample-hero-image.jpg" }}
+{{ $featured_image := .Param "featured_image"}}
 {{ if $featured_image }}
   {{/* Trimming the slash and adding absURL make sure the image works no matter where our site lives */}}
   {{ $featured_image := (trim $featured_image "/") | absURL }}
   <header class="cover bg-top" style="background-image: url('{{ $featured_image }}');">
-    <div class="bg-black-60">
+    <div class="{{ .Site.Params.cover_dimming_class | default "bg-black-60" }}">
       {{ partial "site-navigation.html" .}}
       <div class="tc-l pv4 pv6-l ph3 ph4-ns">
         <h1 class="f2 f-subheadline-l fw2 white-90 mb0 lh-title">