Barcelona, a photo a day

Zest!


Monthly theme day: zest.
Hmm… Tricky?
Here is how Google defines it:

  1. zest
    zɛst/
    noun
    1. 1.
      great enthusiasm and energy.
      “they campaigned with zest and intelligence”
      synonyms: enthusiasmgustorelish, zestfulness, appetiteeagernesskeenness,avidityzealfervourardourpassionloveenjoymentjoydelight,excitement;

      vervevigour, liveliness, sparklefizzeffervescencefireanimation,vitalitydynamismenergybuoyancybriobouncepepspirit,spiritedness, exuberancehigh spirits, high-spiritedness; 
      informalzing,zipoomphvimpizzazz, get-up-and-go
      “she had a great zest for life”

    2. 2.
      the outer coloured part of the peel of citrus fruit, used as flavouring.
      “add 3 tablespoons of lemon zest”
      synonyms: rindpeelskincovering, outer layer; More

    verb
    1. 1.
      scrape off the outer coloured part of the peel of (a piece of citrus fruit) for use as flavouring.
      “zest the orange and lemon, taking care to discard all of the white pith”
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  2.    Anyway, here is my take. Nr 33 swimmer, during last summer’s european swimming championship in the Port Vell. Guess you need a lot of zing, zip, oomph, and some pizzaz as well, to do this.
  3.    Be sure to click here to get a bit of it!

12 responses

  1. I really like this capture, Rob! And I'm still in awe at the header. What a shot!

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    June 4, 2014 at 4:59 pm

  2. You are sharing a great shot. No mistaking that '33' is the number :).

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    June 2, 2014 at 5:08 pm

  3. Beautiful shot.

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    June 1, 2014 at 11:43 pm

  4. Swimming's something I have plenty of energy for. Good shot!

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    June 1, 2014 at 8:06 pm

  5. Great interpretation and photo for the theme!

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    June 1, 2014 at 5:14 pm

  6. great shot!! we were on the same wave length with this one!

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    June 1, 2014 at 2:48 pm

  7. Zesting capture for the zesty day!

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    June 1, 2014 at 2:45 pm

  8. Good take on today's theme Rob!

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    June 1, 2014 at 2:20 pm

  9. terrific interpretation & photo!

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    June 1, 2014 at 11:27 am

  10. you managed a zestful photo for the theme

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    June 1, 2014 at 8:16 am

  11. Are you sure he's no. 33 Rob 🙂 You're not wrong, it would take mega zest to swim as fast and far as these guys!
    p.s. so happy to see BDP back again!

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    June 1, 2014 at 7:37 am

  12. Your swimmer is well marked and is full of zest. That's a beautiful picture and makes me miss the water even more.

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    June 1, 2014 at 6:40 am