Mono Monday

Desperate for a photo, I found this corrugated metal building that was shining in the midday sun.

Today is Commonwealth Day.  Officially called the Commonwealth of Nations, this organization is mainly a political association consisting of 56 member states across the world tied together by their history with the former British Empire. The current head of the Commonwealth is the reigning sovereign of the United Kingdom, but a British king or queen doesn’t automatically become head—that position is chosen by the member states. The organization’s headquarters are located in London, UK. While the British monarch is the ruler of 15 of its member states (also known as the Commonwealth realms), 36 countries are republics, and the remaining five are governed by different monarchs. 

Nowadays, any country can join the Commonwealth, as it operates on a volunteer basis, and none of its member states are subject to or dependent on another one. These nations are bound together by their shared goals and ideals of peace, human rights, sustainability, democracy and prosperity, among others, and by the Commonwealth Charter (signed in 2012).