Look waaay up …
This is a shaft in one of the old opal mines in Coober Pedy, South Australia. I don’t know what it’s original purpose was — access, light, air? — but it makes an unusual skylight! I think the piece of corrugated metal (purpose also unknown!) looks like a giant set of eyelashes. 😉
Posted as part of January Squares, the theme for which is words ending in light.
Pics by Kaz 
It does look rather like an eye! Gorgeous blue.
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Some sort of strange giant’s eye!
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An unusual skylight and one I wouldn’t be seeing as I hate being underground.
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It was interesting to see the old tunnels, and even some bits of opal still in the walls. We even had lunch underground! You’d have missed all that.
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Good job I have you to do it for me 😅
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Now you come to mention it, so it does! 🙂 🙂
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Just imagine it winking. !!
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This is so lovely 🙂 guess was an air shaft although when they first start a mine it is literally just a shaft until they hit opals, then they begin branching out. So could have been first shaft!
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That works for me!
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They do need air but you don’t want too much falling down.. 😉
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I wonder if that piece of metal is hinged and can be pulled over to cover the opening using those dangling ropes?
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