Sandstone carving 1

"The Black Hand" is the name of a very old opal dig - but it hasn't produced many opals recently - so it is now quite a famous tourist attraction due to the 600 odd carvings that have been produced by carving into the walls of the tunnels. One man has done this over the last 20 years.

[Ko*]

Wow, this is amazing.. you guys really make a very nice trip... see so much, and make great pictures to let us also have a part of the journey, thank you for that...

[Rob Z]

@madeinnl Why - thank you so much for your lovely comment Ko. it has been a pleasure to share our trip with you! :)

[JackieR]

Looks like Aslan!

[FBailey]

The guardian of the opals!

[Rob Z]

@30pics4jackiesdiamond I hate to admit that I had to google "Aslan". :)

[Rob Z]

@fbailey LOL - he's very relaxed about his job - good thing there's not any opals left!! :)

[Suzanne]

Ready for action :)

[Rob Z]

@suzanne234 LOL - just plumb tuckered out!

[Marnie]

Zzzzzz, snuffle, snore. That's a great carving, the bloke's got talent.

[Granagringa]

ditto to Marnie...and good PoV from you.

[Casablanca]

What a fabulous carving. I really like this one

[Rob Z]

@golftragic From a soldier to a miner to an artist! This was one of my favourites.

[Rob Z]

@granagringa Thanks Granagringa - he was a bit tricky to fit in - carved right back into a ledge. So well done though.

[Rob Z]

@casablanca Ditto here - some of the coloured ones were good too - but I felt that the bright colours spoiled them a bit. :)

[Jane Pittenger]

I really like this one. Reminds me of Aslan

[Rob Z]

@jgpittenger LOL Jane - Jackie made the same comment - I'm sad to say I had to Google "Aslan"........

[Jane Pittenger]

You should read those books. They are fabulous

[Marnie]

@robz @jgpittenger I'll second that motion Jane, they're excellent reading.

[Marnie]

@robz It's a ripper.

[Rob Z]

@jgpittenger @golftragic Two recommendations plus a mention from Jackie - sounds like they need to be read. And even though Vinny (our one and only gorgeous Grandson) is only 5 months old he loves it when you read to him. I guess eventually they would be something he would like too. Thanks for the tip! Cheers Rob