How does one interpret this sentence?
It was barely perceptible, that noise. I still hear it sometimes. Sound is a funny thing, and smell. I’ll light a fire in the back lot of my cabin after the sun goes down. Then after a while, the smoke settles down into little ruts between clumps of pine.

How does one interpret this sentence: settles down into little ruts between clumps of pine? What does "rut"mean in this sentence?
Thanks!

Question

How does one interpret this sentence?
It was barely perceptible, that noise. I still hear it sometimes. Sound is a funny thing, and smell. I’ll light a fire in the back lot of my cabin after the sun goes down. Then after a while, the smoke settles down into little ruts between clumps of pine.

How does one interpret this sentence: settles down into little ruts between clumps of pine? What does "rut"mean in this sentence?
Thanks!

Answer

Smoke settling does seem somewhat of an image to be reckoned with. 
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A rut is a hollow, a hole, a depression of some shape.

Answer

rut = use a dictionary
There is nothing special in the sentence. You interpret it literally.

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