. . . when after a rain, even the fences sigh with relief!
Actually, there is a back story to this.
Years ago, before I realized California’s shake shingle roofs were a far cry from the tin roofs I grew up with, I was heading over to my parents-in-law’s house by myself. They were at work, and I was supposed to let myself in to take care of something.
I was very concerned to see that possibly their house was on fire. I wasn’t sure what I should do because it didn’t look like a typical fire. It seemed to be smoking all over! I called my mother-in-law, and I checked in the attic crawl space. I also did a whole lot of sniffing around the house. No smoke, no smell, and yet, there was that roof!
If I had looked around me, I would have noticed that all the roofs were “smoking” because after a good rain and the return of sunshine, all that soaked up moisture starts to evaporate here in sunny Cal. Weird.
Tin does not steam!
A p r o n h e a d -- Lilly Green 
Interesting. I never thought of that.
Only comes after a really good soak.
What a splendid story, it’s a phenomenon I would like to have seen.
It is rather odd. Folks with block walls around here miss it, of course. 🙂 Our old falling down sort are the only ones.
Very interesting!
It is something I don’t think I ever saw before moving here.
The hills do the same when it rains, creating wispy clouds that rise and cling as they warm, especially at dawn.
If we got more rain maybe I would notice more. 🙂
As to drought, I believe you’re worse off than we’re here, even if we’ve had 7 very dry years and you’ve had a deluge lately.
Take care,
Pit
Would love a wet winter!
We, too!
LOL One of my boys regularly comes into the house with a steaming head after playing outside in the snow.
Really, how funny!
Smoky rooftops peculiar to California rains. What an interesting story. 🙂
I thought I responded to you already. I am not sure about this new WP format!
We can get the same effect off our back road surfaces if conditions are right.
Now that I think of that, I have seen that phenomenon, too, but not typically here.
I never noticed the steam before! We have a cinderblock wall instead of a wooden fence though:(
If you have a wood fence, check it out the next big grain. It is quite weird!