Bruny Island Sky

Bruny Island is a dream in shell pink, blue & orange. If you have ever had a yen to try your hand at photography then Bruny Island Tasmania is the place to be. If your an amateur shutterbug or a professional you will find something stunning to point your lens at!

The fresh Bruny air & clear sky prompted me to get out of bed at dawn & capture the morning in a series of photographs.

The sight of the rising sun over the Bruny Island landscape is a sight worth getting out of bed for.

This view is from Simpsons Bay on Bruny Island.

This is a view of Cape Queen Elizabeth. The Cape can be seen from the Neck, Simpsons Bay & Ocean Beach.

Rainbow over Simpsons Bay

There are a lot of rainbows on Bruny Island. This rainbow is arched over Simpsons Bay on South Bruny Island in exotic Tasmania.

This rainbow came peeping out of the clouds just before sundown.

Rainbows usually show themselves after a light rain shower.

Sights from Home. Bruny Island Tasmania

I'm spending a week at my mum's house in Simpsons Bay so I thought I'd take a few photos around her property. This is the front deck of the house. The house has been painted in a combo of bright colours.

This is the view of Simpsons Bay from the colourful porch.

This is the lovely view from the slightly overgrown cottage garden down the side of our house.

While I was picking blueberries this morning this little moth landed on my hand. Luckily I had my camera around my neck at the time & I got this shot.

These gorgeous flowers run riot in my mums orchard, later in the year we should get some pink ones. I think these Lilly like flowers were imported from Asia many moons ago & they have made Tasmania their home.

I like to think of this lady as our protecting garden nymph. No matter how many bushes plants & shrubberies grow up around her she stands strong.

POSTCARDS FROM BRUNY ISLAND Tasmania

Sunset over Simpsons Bay & the marshland. Bruny Island, Tasmania

Stunning view from one of the many lookouts on lighthouse road. Bruny Island, Tasmania, Australia

Stunning blue waters in one of Bruny Islands many stunning swimming & surfing bays

Captain Cook Creek Bridge. Bruny Island Tasmania

Fresh Tasmanian mussels growing on a rock at low tide.

If you know how to prepare fresh mussels these would make a great Gumbo.

Fresh Bruny mussels taste great however you have to eat them fresh & avoid green ones & ones with pre-opened shells. You will need to boil them in a pot of boiling water to get them to open.

All the photographs on this post & more are available to send as free virtual postcards & they are really easy to send as long as you have your friends & family's email addresses & follow this link http://www.brunyisland.net.au/send_a_postcard.php

Sandcastles in the sky

Whilst walking on Adventure Bay Beach one early evening I came across these lovely sandcastles. The castle above looks like a frog with shell eyes

This delightful castle above is a mud crab sculpted from mud & sand.

Even on Bruny Island there is no escaping popular culture! This sandcastle is a replica of the popular cartoon character Sponge Bob Square Pants.

This cute little character is a timid sand creature. He has a shell for a hat.

The Road to Adventure Bay

The Bruny Island Ferry leaves from kettering & arrives at Roberts Point - a great fishing spot - on North Bruny. The trip takes fifteen to twenty minutes depending on weather & traffic conditions. North Bruny has a lot to offer however there is a bigger population on South Bruny. Adventure Bay is nestled on South Bruny & is a popular holiday destination. The car trip from the ferry to Adventure Bay will take approximately 30mins, travelling over both sealed & dirt roads.


This native tree covered in a yellow native creeper & a frilly fungus was photographed at the base of Mount Mangana on South Bruny Island.

The sleepy main street of Adventure Bay at dusk is pictured below

Adventure Bay Beach at Dusk

A seagull enjoying the water on Adventure Bay Beach a little before dusk

Australian Black Swan

Bruny Island is one of the natural habitats that provides a home for the Australian Black Swan. Black swans make their homes in coastal areas, nesting in swamps, estuaries & enclosed lakes. However it is fairly rare to see swans gliding through the oceans & tends only to happen near Islands such as Bruny.

Swans feed on plants that grow in the shallows. Black Swans are frequently seen floating gracefully in the shallow salty waters of Isthmus Bay situated on the Bruny Neck. Locals say that when the Swans are out you can be guaranteed to catch flounder in the bay - most likely because the flounder feed on similar food to the Swans so local mythology goes.

During times of excessive rain Swans will inhabit flooded fields & riverbanks.

Swans build their nests from pieces of coarse reed, which makes swamps, lakes & even small water dams on farms appealing places for these graceful birds.