This photo was taken at a remote place outside Leeds, UK.
The British flag is obviously an eye-catcher. As Rob and Ruth walked away, I kept staring at this place because I had the feeling that I was missing something.
It took me some time, but I now think that this is a tiny, tiny, semi-autonomous polis - the prototype of contemporary States. An one-man land. The presence of the flag is compelling. We use flags to include and unite but for the sole aim to exclude, to demarcate territory and to establish and assert authority. It gives you the impression that someone is waiting for something or rather guards. Like a coast guard lighthouse. Except that this is a lighthouse in land.
