Barrie takes a walk....or not

[Catherine]

I am aware of the yard vs garden label and I have started calling my back yard a back garden. It really is a garden. In some places the word yard is appropriate. It is a bleak barren place.

I call my front yard a front garden. It is a mass of flowers and shrubs so it really is a garden. Canadians are sometimes caught between English and American variations of the language. We use both spellings of some words. If your term for something is better I am happy to use it.
I am not prepared to switch over to lorries, petrol and kitchen roll.

Next time I will take more time with Barrie. I will make sure he sees where I am going. I think the back garden is quieter and more sheltered for him. This is a new experience for him. I think that he has done very well with explorations of the inside of my place. I moved to fast for him. It is a lot for a lizard to take in. He didn't know the world out there existed.

I am giving him a life he never dreamed about. I just hope he has lots of years to enjoy it.