As soon as I noticed that these statues had spiders on their head, it made me think of those posh British-y hats called “fascinators.”

According to my research, which took between one and two minutes, the proper placement of a fascinator is on the right side. So while I can give these statues partial credit for their effort at being fancy, I believe they ought to have been more conscientious about the placement.

Also, it’s probably just me, but when I picture St. Brendan, I tend to see him in golf attire.

St. Brendan’s Chapel
Biddeford Pool, Maine
photographed 9.15.2025