Small Steps

This winter’s project was a set of shallow steps and a retaining wall to manage the backyard’s slope.

I have a habit of doing things once without knowing what the heck I am doing, learning something, and then never doing it again. So now I know how to build a retaining wall with steps. I’d do it better next time, but I’m calling it good enough.

The brickwork is a bit wonky. That’s what happens when you design the slope of a path around the roots of your wisteria. I’m more gardener than mason.