July 17, 2017

Zoe Eccles

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July 17, 2017

Zoe Eccles

Wild pomegranate with pink seeds and an olive branch.

pomegranates

picked from bare

trees

in a Bosnian backyard.

.

garnets caught in a white web

glistening and sweet

overripe

abundance

falling all along the stone fence

laid bare by birds and my thieving hands.

Turkish tea served in gold cups - a very strong brew.

The mosque of Mostar, Hercegovina.

Rakia - the traditional liquor of Bosnia.

Beautiful paintings inside the Koski Mehmed Pasha mosque of Mostar.

persian rug

arabic paintings

Koski Mehmed Pasha Mosque in Mostar - interior of stained glass and paintings.

Hanging glass lanterns in the moorish style.

The holy waters of Blagaj spring in Hercegovina.

Glass lanterns reflect in the window

Hercegovačka Gračanica Church in Trebinje, Bosnia.

Orthodox Bosnian church interior - painted colours and gold chandelier.

Pocitelj Castle and fortifications in Hercegovina.

Moorish metal plates painted with many patterns.

The medieval village and mosque of Pocitelj, Hercegovina.

Walking the spiral stone stairs of the ruined Pocitelj Castle.

Windows on the valley from the castle tower.

Sitting and gazing at the valley below from a stone windowsill.

The interior of Hercegovačka Gračanica Church - painted ceilings and saints.

Zoe Eccles