194/365: "I always find beauty in things that are odd and imperfect - they are much more interesting." ~ Marc Jacobs

This is the flower I was planning to feature a couple of days ago when the hoverfly zoomed in and demanded center stage! :D These are called Bachelor Buttons or Cornflowers. Did you know this is the national flower of Estonia, France and Germany?! It's known as a "Bachelor's Button" because at one time, young men would wear this flower to show they were in love. However, this flower is also worn as a symbol in different countries for many reasons including honoring veterans and showing political favoritism. This flower is considered a "beneficial weed" because it's edible and is used in tea and sometimes in salads! If you'd like to know more about this beautiful, popular flower, Wiki has a great page here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornflower

The reason I chose today's quote is because the composition in my opinion is off...I really wanted to get that flower on a third but to do that, I'd have to crop out important elements in the background. I think that this image has good balance but that flower in front...is so centered!

Marc Jacobs (born April 9, 1963) is an American fashion designer. He is the head designer for Marc Jacobs, as well as Marc by Marc Jacobs, a diffusion line, with over 200 retail stores in 80 countries.He has been the creative director of the French design house Louis Vuitton since 1997. Jacobs was on Time magazine's "2010 Time 100" list of the 100 most influential people in the world, and ranked number 14 on Out magazine's 2012 list of "50 Most Powerful Gay Men and Women in America". Wikipedia: Marc Jacobs

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