Graduation/The Letter "Z"/Good Fences

Finally, this day has arrived! My sweet grandson Colton is a high school graduate. With a lot of pain and perseverance, tenacity, honesty and by the Grace of God, he graduated today. I was so happy to be a part of it all. He and I have had a close relationship. How many of you have a teenage grandson? He has often shared his heart with me and many times I was privileged to his phone conversations with girlfriends. He and I have a trust thing, it started the day he was born! I am very proud of all his hard work. He graduated with a small class, 103 total students and each and everyone of them has been accepted to attend college! He works at UPS and he is a very good young man. I wish him the best in everything!

It was a joyful occasion. Every single one of his fellow graduates all have a zest for life!

zest

zest/

noun

noun: zest; plural noun: zests

1. 1.

   great enthusiasm and energy.

   
   

   "they campaigned with zest and intelligence"

   
   

   synonyms:

   enthusiasm, gusto, relish, appetite, eagerness, keenness, avidity, zeal, fervor, ardor, passion; More verve, vigor, liveliness, sparkle, fire, animation, vitality, dynamism, energy, brio, pep, spirit, exuberance, high spirits, joie de vivre; informalzing, zip, oomph, vim, pizzazz, get-up-and-go "she had a great zest for life"

   antonyms:

   apathy, indifference

   • a quality of excitement and piquancy.

     
     

     "I used to try to beat past records to add zest to my monotonous job"

     
     

     synonyms:

     piquancy, tang, flavor, savor, taste, spice, spiciness, relish, bite; More excitement, interest, an edge; informalkick, punch, zing, oomph "the lemon pepper and cilantro will add zest to the sauce"

     antonyms:

     blandness

2. 2.

   the outer colored part of the peel of citrus fruit, used as flavoring.

   synonyms:

   rind, peel, skin "the grated zest of an orange"

verb

verb: zest; 3rd person present: zests; past tense: zested; past participle: zested; gerund or present participle: zesting

1. 1.

   scrape off the outer colored part of the peel of (a piece of citrus fruit) for use as flavoring.

   
   

   "zest the orange and lemon, taking care to discard all of the white pith"

I thought this was the perfect word for our letter "Z" and I wanted to share it with Ms. Jenny and all the wonderful people over at Alphabe Thursday! I hope you will enjoy my choice too.

A quick zany share for the Alphabe Thursday challenge. I love to be zany. Some would say my choice in graduation wear was zany! I love the flowing flowery pants with tops that remind me of my youth!

We walk at the Margaret Carpenter Open Spaces and there are some different fences up there. This one is well worn and a good place to watch the ducks and other water creatures swim by. I like to lean on this fence and enjoy the warmer weather. I hope you will visit the other folks who enjoy Good Fences with Theresa.

Words from Dr. Seuss! He was a brilliant man! Enjoy a beautiful day and get on your way....