I don’t know if that exquisite blue flower was the blue flower of the romantics but it could be.  It can be found next to fields (hence its common name “Wegwarte” in German, which could be translated as “watcher on the path”) but Common Chicory has practical applications in ersatz-coffee making.

In the blue yonder with a blue balloon.

The side entrance of the restaurant known as “Blue Monkey” (“Blauer Aff“).

For One Word Sunday.

More blue photos can be found here.