A Connoisseur Of Non-Egyptian Pyramids

Barley, a dog, stands on some steps as a baffling array of concrete terraces stretch up behind her.

People who live on hills have to put up with some nonsense, to be sure, but it’s certainly a choice to lean way into the incline and reconfigure your yard into a ziggurat. The design of this “yard” centers on a three-story staircase of poured concrete, banked by vast concrete terraces. This is recent work, and I gather those terraces will eventually serve as planters for various trees and shrubs, which would make the approach feel less like scaling a temple. What’s not clear is whether the property owners have decided against installing a handrail out of neglect or out of active spite for any delivery-person who needs a package signed for.