Wildflower Arrangement Nr. 28 - Out Of The Blues (Cichorium intybus)

Today, after visiting my doctor for an annual physical check-up, I passed by an area where we used to walk Lily. Its sidewalk had been asphalted and a biker´s route had been added. The open path or the entrance to the path had been closed now with bars so that only the farmer´s tractor could pass by this way going to the wheat field.

I stopped the car and parked it in front of the bars to pick the long stemmed blue flowers called chicory (Cichorium intybus) when a biker stopped and asked me whether I´d be parking for a while. I said no, I just want pick the flowers and I would go... Said he, I should not make it too long because someone from neighbourhood might report me to the police for illegal parking. I only cut a few of the flowers for I was in a hurry because the rain could pour anytime. When I went back to the car, I was searching for any road sign that says "No Parking", but didn´t see one. At any rate, I was only able to cut a few and arranged them in this blog.

In this arrangement, I added the Blueweed or Bugloss flowers from Arrangement Nr. 27 since the long stem-flower chicory were not that much. I thought the two flower varieties compliment each other. And then, I added the pale pink geraniums from a stem that broke under the heavy rain last night. I think it added a twist to the whole arrangement ..don´t you agree? The pale pink geranium might not look like pink at all but in german that shade is called alt rosa.