diff --git a/media/church.png b/media/church.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ecf6cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/media/church.png
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:c654930a72f5948cbcc07c93fb3de6c77e24682f2db39971a61b2031a93ceb54
+size 8014
diff --git a/style/base.css b/style/base.css
index 8b1e179..6198e23 100644
--- a/style/base.css
+++ b/style/base.css
@@ -55,12 +55,14 @@ actually exists
     }
 
     --shadow-hsl: 330deg 40% 40%;
-    --base-background: var(--gradient) fixed;
+    --base-background: url(../media/church.png), var(--gradient) fixed;
     background: var(--base-background);
 
     font-family: Muller, sans-serif;
     font-weight: 500;
+
     @media (prefers-reduced-data: reduce) {
+      --base-background: var(--gradient) fixed;
       font-family: sans-serif;
       font-weight: normal;
     }
diff --git a/style/properties.css b/style/properties.css
index 0a3c261..a3fefe4 100644
--- a/style/properties.css
+++ b/style/properties.css
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+@property --base-background {
+  syntax: "*";
+  inherits: false;
+  initial-value: transparent;
+}
+
 /* face backgrounds */
 
 @property --hue {