diff --git a/modules/ewwbar/eww-config/dashboard/dashboard.scss b/modules/ewwbar/eww-config/dashboard/dashboard.scss
index cf65e49..886c2a9 100644
--- a/modules/ewwbar/eww-config/dashboard/dashboard.scss
+++ b/modules/ewwbar/eww-config/dashboard/dashboard.scss
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 .dash_clock {
     // background-image: linear-gradient(45deg, #7d7d7d, #262626 30%, #262626 60%, #10384a);
     border-radius: 16px;
+    background-repeat: no-repeat;
+    background-size: 400px 150px;
 }
 
 .dash_clock_bg {
@@ -15,10 +17,28 @@
 
 .dash_clock_time {
     font-size: 30px;
+    text-shadow:
+    -1px -1px 0 #000,
+     0   -1px 0 #000,
+     1px -1px 0 #000,
+     1px  0   0 #000,
+     1px  1px 0 #000,
+     0    1px 0 #000,
+    -1px  1px 0 #000,
+    -1px  0   0 #000;
 }
 
 .dash_clock_date {
     font-size: 20px;
+    text-shadow:
+    -1px -1px 0 #000,
+     0   -1px 0 #000,
+     1px -1px 0 #000,
+     1px  0   0 #000,
+     1px  1px 0 #000,
+     0    1px 0 #000,
+    -1px  1px 0 #000,
+    -1px  0   0 #000;
 }
 
 .btn_logout, .btn_restart, .btn_shutdown, .btn_switch_windows {
diff --git a/modules/ewwbar/eww-config/dashboard/dashboard.yuck b/modules/ewwbar/eww-config/dashboard/dashboard.yuck
index 2acb8a2..a8a2c6a 100644
--- a/modules/ewwbar/eww-config/dashboard/dashboard.yuck
+++ b/modules/ewwbar/eww-config/dashboard/dashboard.yuck
@@ -23,11 +23,13 @@
 
 (defwidget dash_clock_bg []
     (box :class "dash_clock_bg"
+         ;; :style "background-image: ${clock_gradient}"
          :style "background-image: ${clock_gradient}"
     ))
 
 (defwidget dash_clock []
     (box :class "dash_clock"
+         :style "background-image: url('images/dash_clock_bg.png');"
          :orientation "v"
          :vexpand "false"
          :hexpand "false"
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@
          (label :class "dash_clock_date"
                 :halign "center"
                 :text {formattime(EWW_TIME, "%B, %d %Y")})
-        (box :vexpand "true")
+        ;; (box :vexpand "true")
                 ))
 
 (defwidget logout []
diff --git a/modules/ewwbar/eww-config/images/dash_clock_bg.png b/modules/ewwbar/eww-config/images/dash_clock_bg.png
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..96b612d
Binary files /dev/null and b/modules/ewwbar/eww-config/images/dash_clock_bg.png differ