"It's a beautiful day." Maggie sat in the swing next to his, thinking she could do better than the weather and watching the dogs interact. That could be as a good starting point as any for a conversation. At least she'd always been told to find a common interest, when trying to break free of her own shyness. And there couldn't be a much better shared trait then both of them being dog and cat people. "Thor and Toby look like they woke up with lots of energy."