hedgehog-moss:

I had such a detailed dream last night about an online petition to replace all countries’ national flags with a potted plant. It blew up and ended up being signed by four billion people. People from all countries were excited about it and calling their representatives to ask them to vote for such or such plant and world peace was nearly achieved for a bit as people were busy campaigning for plants. City streets were plastered with posters of plants with catchy slogans. Peru picked a beautiful flower that looked like a peacock’s tail. France voted for the lily then everyone was horribly embarrassed when they remembered it used to be the symbol of the monarchy and a second referendum was held after a month of national protests. The US chose an adorable, small succulent and overnight it created a craze for a new accessory, the “flag crab” which looks like a long selfie stick with crab pincers at one end, to grab the tiny potted cactus delicately and wave it high in the air on occasions when flag-waving might happen. Australia picked a hedge, just a chunky green square. Bit weird but they say it looks tidy. The UK voted for a kind of moss that needs lots of water and the Queen appointed officials with ridiculous uniforms to climb up the flagpoles twice a day to water it, so the Watering of the Flag is now a ceremony that attracts crowds of tourists, like the Changing of the Guard.