diff --git a/_layouts/home.html b/_layouts/home.html
index f889e35f..bddda197 100644
--- a/_layouts/home.html
+++ b/_layouts/home.html
@@ -13,10 +13,22 @@
 
 {% include _navigation.html %}
 
-{% if page.image.feature %}<div class="image-wrap">
-  <img src="{{ site.url }}/images/{{ page.image.feature }}" alt="{{ page.title }} feature image">
-  {% if page.image.credit %}<span class="image-credit">Photo Credit: <a href="{{ page.image.creditlink }}">{{ page.image.credit }}</a></span>{% endif %}
-</div><!-- /.image-wrap -->{% endif %}
+{% if page.image.feature %}
+  <div class="image-wrap">
+  <img src=
+    {% if page.image.feature contains 'http://' %}
+      "{{ page.image.feature }}"
+    {% elsif page.image.feature contains 'https://' %}
+      "{{ page.image.feature }}"
+    {% else %}
+      "{{ site.url }}/images/{{ page.image.feature }}"
+    {% endif %}
+  alt="{{ page.title }} feature image">
+  {% if page.image.credit %}
+    <span class="image-credit">Photo Credit: <a href="{{ page.image.creditlink }}">{{ page.image.credit }}</a></span>
+  {% endif %}
+  </div><!-- /.image-wrap -->
+{% endif %}
 
 <div class="article-author-side">
   {% include _author-bio.html %}
diff --git a/_layouts/page.html b/_layouts/page.html
index ae3ad7fa..62df57e2 100644
--- a/_layouts/page.html
+++ b/_layouts/page.html
@@ -13,10 +13,22 @@
 
 {% include _navigation.html %}
 
-{% if page.image.feature %}<div class="image-wrap">
-  <img src="{{ site.url }}/images/{{ page.image.feature }}" alt="{{ page.title }} feature image">
-  {% if page.image.credit %}<span class="image-credit">Photo Credit: <a href="{{ page.image.creditlink }}">{{ page.image.credit }}</a></span>{% endif %}
-</div><!-- /.image-wrap -->{% endif %}
+{% if page.image.feature %}
+  <div class="image-wrap">
+  <img src=
+    {% if page.image.feature contains 'http://' %}
+      "{{ page.image.feature }}"
+    {% elsif page.image.feature contains 'https://' %}
+      "{{ page.image.feature }}"
+    {% else %}
+      "{{ site.url }}/images/{{ page.image.feature }}"
+    {% endif %}
+  alt="{{ page.title }} feature image">
+  {% if page.image.credit %}
+    <span class="image-credit">Photo Credit: <a href="{{ page.image.creditlink }}">{{ page.image.credit }}</a></span>
+  {% endif %}
+  </div><!-- /.image-wrap -->
+{% endif %}
 
 <div id="main" role="main">
   <div class="article-author-side">
diff --git a/_layouts/post-index.html b/_layouts/post-index.html
index 50f32c28..dc70107e 100644
--- a/_layouts/post-index.html
+++ b/_layouts/post-index.html
@@ -13,10 +13,22 @@
 
 {% include _navigation.html %}
 
-{% if page.image.feature %}<div class="image-wrap">
-  <img src="{{ site.url }}/images/{{ page.image.feature }}" alt="{{ page.title }} feature image" itemprop="primaryImageOfPage">
-  {% if page.image.credit %}<span class="image-credit">Photo Credit: <a href="{{ page.image.creditlink }}">{{ page.image.credit }}</a></span>{% endif %}
-</div><!-- /.image-wrap -->{% endif %}
+{% if page.image.feature %}
+  <div class="image-wrap">
+  <img src=
+    {% if page.image.feature contains 'http://' %}
+      "{{ page.image.feature }}"
+    {% elsif page.image.feature contains 'https://' %}
+      "{{ page.image.feature }}"
+    {% else %}
+      "{{ site.url }}/images/{{ page.image.feature }}"
+    {% endif %}
+  alt="{{ page.title }} feature image">
+  {% if page.image.credit %}
+    <span class="image-credit">Photo Credit: <a href="{{ page.image.creditlink }}">{{ page.image.credit }}</a></span>
+  {% endif %}
+  </div><!-- /.image-wrap -->
+{% endif %}
 
 <div class="article-author-side">
   {% include _author-bio.html %}
diff --git a/_layouts/post.html b/_layouts/post.html
index 1d9df917..06d8bccb 100644
--- a/_layouts/post.html
+++ b/_layouts/post.html
@@ -13,10 +13,22 @@
 
 {% include _navigation.html %}
 
-{% if page.image.feature %}<div class="image-wrap">
-  <img src="{{ site.url }}/images/{{ page.image.feature }}" alt="{{ page.title }} feature image">
-  {% if page.image.credit %}<span class="image-credit">Photo Credit: <a href="{{ page.image.creditlink }}">{{ page.image.credit }}</a></span>{% endif %}
-</div><!-- /.image-wrap -->{% endif %}
+{% if page.image.feature %}
+  <div class="image-wrap">
+  <img src=
+    {% if page.image.feature contains 'http://' %}
+      "{{ page.image.feature }}"
+    {% elsif page.image.feature contains 'https://' %}
+      "{{ page.image.feature }}"
+    {% else %}
+      "{{ site.url }}/images/{{ page.image.feature }}"
+    {% endif %}
+  alt="{{ page.title }} feature image">
+  {% if page.image.credit %}
+    <span class="image-credit">Photo Credit: <a href="{{ page.image.creditlink }}">{{ page.image.credit }}</a></span>
+  {% endif %}
+  </div><!-- /.image-wrap -->
+{% endif %}
 
 <div id="main" role="main">
   <div class="article-author-side">
diff --git a/about.md b/about.md
index 0bebb3f0..cf058451 100644
--- a/about.md
+++ b/about.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tagline: Minimal Mistakes, a Jekyll Theme
 tags: [about, Jekyll, theme, responsive]
 modified: 9-9-2013
 image:
-  feature: texture-feature-02.jpg
+  feature: http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/gv26Akm_nGFqhsIm6_YFsrK0Po3SHD9rrNTZIio9PiJP=w1358-h402-no
   credit: Texture Lovers
   creditlink: http://texturelovers.com
 ---