Many years ago, when I was very young, I had the great good fortune to have been introduced
to the works of John Steinbeck, when I was given a copy of "Cannery Row".
I still have that copy of this warm, humane and very funny story of a group people, down on their luck,
living in the Cannery District of Monterey, California.
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It all came flooding back to me recently when I came across this rusty old boiler at Mountbatten.
Two minor characters in Cannery Row are the Malloys.
Mr. and Mrs. Malloy live in a boiler in the vacant lot.
Mr. Malloy is a landlord: he rents out big rusty pipes on the lot to men who need a place to sleep.
And with power comes … discontent. Mrs. Mallory was totally happy before they became property "owners," but now she starts wanting stuff like lamps and curtains.
Even though their boiler doesn't have any windows.
That's a lot of rust for sure. Great photo for the theme day.
ReplyDeleteA different view of the peninsula this time. Great find for theme day.
ReplyDeleteGreat story to accompany the rusty photo!
ReplyDeleteLOVE this picture
ReplyDeleteWonderful tie in with your striking shot!
ReplyDeleteALOHA from Honolulu
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Having the people in the pic really brings out the sense of scale in that boiler.
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