I went into the woods to sketch and paint spring ephemerals and realized that for that hour I didn't think once about the scumbags who are threatening to destroy our natural places here in the U.S.

Stunning Tournai black marble font located on the north nave aisle in Winchester Cathedral features St Nicholas giving a bag of money to a poor and shamed nobleman to fund his three daughter's dowries. A young nobleman and his hunting hawk stand aside, awaiting his bride. Ho Ho Ho! #fontsonfriday

Excited for my day-long pilgrimage to Our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown tomorrow as I begin a year-long research project on U.S. politics and pilgrimage. Study, interview, research, and just be with the place. Then write about it. Repeat. peppig.substack.com