As Joel walked across the lawn that divided the Strauss house from Piper"s, he could hear the dogs barking in Piper"s backyard. Making a slight detour, he avoided the front door and headed down the pathway to the backyard. As he reached the gates, he could see Scout and Daisy were playing a fun game of tag. At first, he didn"t see Piper, but then he heard her call to him from a secluded corner of the garden.
"Come and join me."
Joel gave a wave of his hand to indicate he had heard Piper and closed the gate behind him, making sure the latch caught. Walking across her well-manicured lawn, he took a seat next to her and paused for a moment to admire the view of the river.
"You never tire of this view, do you?" Joel asked.
"No, I can"t say I do. It"s ever-changing. Sometimes you must look
