By Anneli Reigas
Huge storm had cut off some palm trees in Hunte´s Gardens shortly before I stepped again into the magic world of the holticulturist Anthony Hunte and his young aid Vic at the end of summer 2013.
There were visitors in the garden when these palm trees came down at the bottom of the gully, but luckily nobody was hurt. Anthony adviced me to read what these visitors who had escaped these falling high palms had written to Tripadviser: these polite people had expressed their hope that the wonderful Garden will be cleaned again soon so they can finish their journey in that beautiful Hunte´´s Gardens! Look from Tripadvisor for how kindly they said that.
Tripadviser comments show people keep returning to Hunte´s Gardens during their Barbados return visits and for so many it's the first must destination on day after landing. That might make Anthony Hunte´s home garden the only private garden around the globe that has managed to create such a loyal and growing army of admirers. I tried to convince Anthony in September 2013 to put plates with names of those wonderful flowers, bushes and trees to the garden as people have asked for that. But he said anyone who really wants to ask about these garden inhabitants can pop the question to him when visiting. Kind of felt he feels that labels would make it more like a museum, but its still a home, even that its visited by thousands over the years. After the gardener then ordered me to find with his computer at least one person who has ever complained lacking names of plants in his garden and none came up immediately altough I have seen many such requests I decided to do some day the homework and add names of some most wonderful flowers and other plants to this site.
Have you heard there is a beautiful flower called Christmas Candle? Its a beautiful yellow flower that is said to come into full bloom before the Christmas season and is called Christmas Candle because they look like candles. When I first visited Barbados and Hunte´s Gardens these yellow Christmas Candles were among the most beautiful flowers you will immediately notice, two months past Christmas all in full bloom, as can be seen also on some photos at this site. In addition to flower called Christmas Candle Bajans also have named a white plant a Snow - looking like snow on mountain walls.
With no snow and ice Barbados is generally fully booked for Christmas season. 75 percent of Barbados population are Christians and Bajans do celebrate the Christmas season. Hard time for Bajan Santa Clause in midst of ordinary daily +30 by Celsius hot.
One of my Bajan friends told me the Barbados inhabitants believe their island is blesssed. I told the friend the name of the country where I was born - tiny Estonia in North Europe, that is much less known than Barbados but still several times bigger is called in local language Maarjamaa - the land of Mary. It was called as Terra Mariana (Land of Mary) officially already during medieval age. If only the name of holy Mary could turn also all people in such land worth the blessed name of their homeland...
People have asked me why have I visited Barbados more than once while to other few Caribbean spots I have never returned. The honest answer is I have liked all those places a lot, specially Guardalavaca in Cuba, and Yucatan and Chichen Itza in Mexico and Jamaica the wildest in a way too for music. But in Barbados - its the Sea of course, but even more than that its the sky over the Sea and Sunsets in Barbados between Oistins fishing village and Bridgetown. There just is something so un-Earthy and close to heaven in that place.
If you wish to try to catch a magic moment in Bajan sunsets when the sky is bit or more cloudy - stay there after Sunsets for some more time, up to 20 minutes and you might see darkening night sky been lit into fantastic sky-show for a few minutes.
The sky that turned all into red glowing magic on September 12, 2013 was the most beautiful Sunset follow-ups I have ever seen. Unexpected, powerful. I was just walking to spend a solemn night at the Southern Palms beach club with local Bajan steel band and I had no camera. More or less only evening I had left it at home, but a young friendly nanny from Eastern Europe with two Bajan kids who was also there and was amazed as rest of us emailed me the the photos already same evening. People run from nearby restaurants to sea when the show in sky started that night to catch the moment. It was incredibly beautiful and it happened on day when exactly 30 years had passed since the birth of my holy son Oliver.
Since June 2013 since a cloud took suddenly heart shape and letter making up first name of my daddy Juhan appeared inside it in sky I realized that the so many apparitions manifested in sky when I concentrate are manifested really for me personally. By the will of God, my divine boy is making miracles, and in so many cases I have been able also to take photos of those incredible apparitions.
Take you time to cherish that wonderful planet and care for her. And when in Barbados step also into Hunte´s Gardens and stay for some extra time by the sea after Sunset to see whether the sky has another surprise to offer that night.
Huge storm had cut off some palm trees in Hunte´s Gardens shortly before I stepped again into the magic world of the holticulturist Anthony Hunte and his young aid Vic at the end of summer 2013.
There were visitors in the garden when these palm trees came down at the bottom of the gully, but luckily nobody was hurt. Anthony adviced me to read what these visitors who had escaped these falling high palms had written to Tripadviser: these polite people had expressed their hope that the wonderful Garden will be cleaned again soon so they can finish their journey in that beautiful Hunte´´s Gardens! Look from Tripadvisor for how kindly they said that.
Tripadviser comments show people keep returning to Hunte´s Gardens during their Barbados return visits and for so many it's the first must destination on day after landing. That might make Anthony Hunte´s home garden the only private garden around the globe that has managed to create such a loyal and growing army of admirers. I tried to convince Anthony in September 2013 to put plates with names of those wonderful flowers, bushes and trees to the garden as people have asked for that. But he said anyone who really wants to ask about these garden inhabitants can pop the question to him when visiting. Kind of felt he feels that labels would make it more like a museum, but its still a home, even that its visited by thousands over the years. After the gardener then ordered me to find with his computer at least one person who has ever complained lacking names of plants in his garden and none came up immediately altough I have seen many such requests I decided to do some day the homework and add names of some most wonderful flowers and other plants to this site.
Have you heard there is a beautiful flower called Christmas Candle? Its a beautiful yellow flower that is said to come into full bloom before the Christmas season and is called Christmas Candle because they look like candles. When I first visited Barbados and Hunte´s Gardens these yellow Christmas Candles were among the most beautiful flowers you will immediately notice, two months past Christmas all in full bloom, as can be seen also on some photos at this site. In addition to flower called Christmas Candle Bajans also have named a white plant a Snow - looking like snow on mountain walls.
With no snow and ice Barbados is generally fully booked for Christmas season. 75 percent of Barbados population are Christians and Bajans do celebrate the Christmas season. Hard time for Bajan Santa Clause in midst of ordinary daily +30 by Celsius hot.
One of my Bajan friends told me the Barbados inhabitants believe their island is blesssed. I told the friend the name of the country where I was born - tiny Estonia in North Europe, that is much less known than Barbados but still several times bigger is called in local language Maarjamaa - the land of Mary. It was called as Terra Mariana (Land of Mary) officially already during medieval age. If only the name of holy Mary could turn also all people in such land worth the blessed name of their homeland...
People have asked me why have I visited Barbados more than once while to other few Caribbean spots I have never returned. The honest answer is I have liked all those places a lot, specially Guardalavaca in Cuba, and Yucatan and Chichen Itza in Mexico and Jamaica the wildest in a way too for music. But in Barbados - its the Sea of course, but even more than that its the sky over the Sea and Sunsets in Barbados between Oistins fishing village and Bridgetown. There just is something so un-Earthy and close to heaven in that place.
If you wish to try to catch a magic moment in Bajan sunsets when the sky is bit or more cloudy - stay there after Sunsets for some more time, up to 20 minutes and you might see darkening night sky been lit into fantastic sky-show for a few minutes.
The sky that turned all into red glowing magic on September 12, 2013 was the most beautiful Sunset follow-ups I have ever seen. Unexpected, powerful. I was just walking to spend a solemn night at the Southern Palms beach club with local Bajan steel band and I had no camera. More or less only evening I had left it at home, but a young friendly nanny from Eastern Europe with two Bajan kids who was also there and was amazed as rest of us emailed me the the photos already same evening. People run from nearby restaurants to sea when the show in sky started that night to catch the moment. It was incredibly beautiful and it happened on day when exactly 30 years had passed since the birth of my holy son Oliver.
Since June 2013 since a cloud took suddenly heart shape and letter making up first name of my daddy Juhan appeared inside it in sky I realized that the so many apparitions manifested in sky when I concentrate are manifested really for me personally. By the will of God, my divine boy is making miracles, and in so many cases I have been able also to take photos of those incredible apparitions.
Take you time to cherish that wonderful planet and care for her. And when in Barbados step also into Hunte´s Gardens and stay for some extra time by the sea after Sunset to see whether the sky has another surprise to offer that night.
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| Barbados, after Sunset, September 12, 2013 |
