Rubénerd :)

Various vexillological societies and The Wikipedias are reporting that Malawi has changed its flag to restore the previous Pan-African colour layout, a change the opposition party is none too pleased with. I don’t pretend to know or understand the political motivation behind the change, but I like it. It looks brighter, more cheerful :).

When I was growing up I was intensely interested in flags and logos because so many designs could be visually expressed with so few colours and geometric shapes. People used to call me a loser, can you believe it? Don’t answer that.

Out of interest, the article I was trying to access was government ensign. I was trying to win a bet; the guy I was talking to was adamant that a government ensign was a flavour of sorbet. I worry about him sometimes.

A happy Canada Day and Fête du Canada to all those whom this greeting may concern! As I’ve said before here, my father loves your country, he says it’s the most breathtakingly beautiful place on Earth with some of the friendliest people… he did say "warm people" at one point, but given the double entendre regarding climate he changed his wording! I’m determined to visit it myself one day :-).

As for the photo, when my dad came back from Toronto after his last business trip he brought me back a huge flag. Taking a photo of something so lightweight and that’s constantly moving in the breeze was harder than I thought it would be! The white balance is way off given it was taken in the early evening, but I really love the colours as-is.

We Aussies desperately need a new flag as beautiful as the Canadian one. Canada proves you can be a Commonwealth realm (aka: having the Queen) without needing a boring Red or Blue British Ensign as the basis of your national flag.

Peace, democracy and love… keep showing us the way Canada!