I intentionally made sure that nobody was paying attention to our approaching half-millionth (500,000) comment, because I really did not want there to be conscious gaming of it. I wanted it to be as RANDOM as possible. I wanted GOD to decide the post – not us.
Only days later, when I was sure that we had past it, did I even think about going back to find Q Tree No. 500,000 – and I was too busy to do it then, so I just put it off. UNTIL NOW.
It was on Steve’s Saturday, May 16 open thread, entitled 2020·05·16 KMAG Daily Thread
Here is the comment:
This was in response to an image posted by Georgia (GA/FL):
That image, by itself, is here:
LINK: https://img0.etsystatic.com/067/0/9617529/il_570xN.754110076_ka29.jpg
Dora’s comment was followed by this explanation:
The entire conversation started from a comment by holley101:
holley101
May 16, 2020 at 14:42
Sheeple Report from NY – Was at an outdoor nursery buying flowers and every single person was masked up. Out in the fresh air and sunshine. I wore nothing and no one said a word. Maybe people will start to think ‘hey maybe I don’t need this mask today.’
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SteveInCO
May 16, 2020 at 14:53
I wore nothing and no one said a word.
I would surely have said something complimentary (even if only under my breath).
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GA/FL
May 16, 2020 at 15:10
Steve…..you win 🏆 👑….LOLOL!!!!
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GA/FL
May 16, 2020 at 15:12
Naked Lady Lilies
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Dora
May 16, 2020 at 16:08
Beautiful!
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GA/FL
May 16, 2020 at 16:29
They are called Rain Lilies in S GA – they pop up on country roadsides and in fields after a rain.
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pgroup
May 16, 2020 at 17:20
My idea of naked ladies is somewhat different. 😦
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holley101
May 16, 2020 at 16:35 Edit
The checkout lady called me hon 🙂
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wolfmoon1776
May 16, 2020 at 15:17
Closer to 50:50 in the nurseries in other places. 😉
And the parking lots stuffed like TRUMP CHRISTMAS AT THE MALL. Filled. Huge crowd.
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singingsoul1
May 16, 2020 at 16:46
holley can you imagine how everyone is going to look after this summer being out in the sun with a mask?
They all will have white around their mouth and nose and the rest is brown .
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holley101
May 16, 2020 at 17:04
LOL You’re right! I hand’t thought of that. A new kind of tan line.
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pgroup
May 16, 2020 at 17:23
Inability to think further out than one’s nose.
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Personally, I was prepared to rationalize whatever post happened to be “the one”, as some kind of validation of “whatever” it might have been, as a worthy object of our attention in some small way.
Maybe it would be Q. Maybe it would be Trump. Maybe it would be us FIGHTING, and our sin pointed out in judgment.
NOPE. It was NONE of those things.
God’s natural beauty.
Enjoy the show!!!
W
Luke 12
Do Not Worry
22Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear. 23For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. 24Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap; they have no storehouse or barn, yet God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than the birds!
25Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? 26So if you cannot do such a small thing, why do you worry about the rest?
27Consider how the lilies grow: They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these. 28If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith!
29And do not be concerned about what you will eat or drink. Do not worry about it. 30For the Gentiles of the world strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them. 31But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added unto you.
Treasures in Heaven
32Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom. 33Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. 34For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Appendix: The Quarter-Millionth Comment
Quarter Millionth (Moon Distance) Post
The Moon’s distance from Earth varies, but it it generally WITHIN a quarter of a million miles. Here is the “technical stuff” behind “quarter million”. And one of the best pictorial demonstrations I have yet seen, of why “super moon” is actually a thing. Lunar distance (LD or {\textstyle \Delta _{\oplus L}}), also called Earth–Moon distance, Earth–Moon characteristic distance, or distance …
https://wqth.wordpress.com/2019/09/13/quarter-millionth-moon-distance-post/
Appendix: 100,000th Comment
Comment is here: https://wqth.wordpress.com/2019/03/15/dear-maga-20190315-open-topic/comment-page-2/#comment-100000
Discussion of the impending 100,000th post actually begins here:
LINK: https://wqth.wordpress.com/2019/03/15/dear-maga-20190315-open-topic/comment-page-2/#comment-99984
You can see that I made Wheatie a promise that I would have a special post about the 100,00th comment, but we never did. However, now that this rumored discussion was finally located, it WILL be remembered not only now, but when we get to ONE MILLION!!! So HANG ON!!! 😀
-W
Rain Lilies flower and blossom after rains.
I’m not an expect but somehow they are aware of the weather changes and it triggers the blossom.
My wife has a rain lily that she got from her Grandmother many years ago. After we got married the flower loved the new climate and became quite prolific!
I have many pictures of its flowers over the years as it put on more and more blooms.
http://louisianablooms.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/rain-lilies.jpg
They are a wonderful flower of hope after a STORM!
Congratulations and I heart lillies!
I noticed that we were getting close…and I noticed when we had just gone past the 500K point.
I think it’s cool, because it’s a reflection of:
“A flock of Treepers seeking deep knowledge of the prime number 17.”
😁😀👍
So, thanks for commemorating this milestone, Wolfie!
We like numbers!!! 😀
Lots of counting on fingers and toes
Ps. Prob a good thing it wasn’t one of my comments
I was prepared for it! Boy Scout Motto: BE PREPARED
So……
Will you be counting votes in the election? Like as a counterbalance
I’ve considered it.
Be in the bag for maga then
What a great comment for this milestone!
Yes! I thought it was awesome!
Naked lady lilies are generally held to be Amaryllis belladona — but sometimes as Lycoris squamigera. Standard amaryllis grow leaves and then flower (and are well-known for being “forced” to bloom out-of-season) — “naked ladies” send up a flower shoot, then the flower dies back, then leaves develop for next year’s flower.
We have a small plantation of carnivorous plants. Most of them are flowering plants dependent on polllinators…..and throw up flower spikes well above the carnivorous parts before they consume insects in bulk. Note the position of the flower at https://www.californiacarnivores.com/collections/plant-collections/products/pinguicula-collection-3-plants-potted .
Beautiful flowers that appear after a STORM, eh?
CONGRATS!!!
this is an awesome site Wolf…you did good and should be proud!
thanks for giving us this place!
You are most welcome, Pat!!! <3
<3 <3 <3
I’m glad you re-posted the comments because I forgot what my ‘beautiful’ was referring to. 🙂
You couldn’t have made it more perfect, Dora. 😊
It was a bit of “genius on the down low”. God sees everything!
Thanks! Yes – I wanted to make sure people saw the context – that is surely part of the message!!!
CONGRATULATIONS QTREEPERS!!!
🦋🦋🦋🤸♀️🤸♀️🤩😍🤩🤸♀️🤸♀️🦋🦋🦋
Congratulations, Dear Wolfmoon, on founding a thriving blog and reaching over 500K comments!
About those lilies….
I was wrong – yet again – the Naked Lady lily is properly called a Lycoris Squamigera – https://www.southernbulbs.com/naked-lady-lycoris-squamigera/
Rain Lilies are properly called Zephranthes
All about and how to grow Rain Lilies – https://www.thespruce.com/rain-lilies-1316065
South Georgia Rain Lilies at the famous nursery in Ty Ty, GA. (Yep, that’s the name of the town) https://www.tytyga.com/Rain-Lily-Bulbs-s/1930.htm
More – https://www.easytogrowbulbs.com/pages/rain-lilies-zephyranthes-planting-guide
Other S GA lilies of the field – there are more than I ever knew! https://usinggeorgianativeplants.blogspot.com/2011/06/lilies-among-us.html
Further considering the lilies of the field…
A really interesting lily that blooms in S GA is the Hurricane Lily or Spider Lily and blooms during hurricane season – without foliage – https://www.southernbulbs.com/red-spider-lily-southern-heirloom-triploid-regular-1/
And there is yet another lily that blooms in S GA called the Gloriosa Lily (Gloriosa superba) and it’s a climbing plant. Its flowers grow inside out and it looks like tongues of fire and blooms around Pentecost!
Crud – meant to close the bold after the first sentence! Should never type a comment before the 2nd cup of coffee!!!
I fixed it! And thanks for the wonderful comment with all those amazing pictures!
The Scripture you quoted brought all those lilies to mind ‘to consider’… unending blessings abound in GOD’s Creation.
I have a nice row of day lilies. They aren’t as gorgeous as all the ones you’ve mentioned, but in large masses, they sure are pretty.
Great post, Wolf!!
Daylilies are very bright happy plants that do not mind the heat of summer – and are easy to grow!
Years ago – 30+ years ago – I was a Daylily judge – married to an amateur hybridizer. Daylilies have come a long way since the discovery of tetraploids and all the hybridizing across the country and world.
Here is a Daylily Dictionary – https://www.daylilies.org/ahs_dictionary/dictionary.html
Scroll down and look at some of the fantastic flowers with eyes, edging, ruffling in 2015 journal. Just imagine 2020 lilies.
http://oldsite.daylilies.org/AHStdj.html
More about Hurricane Lilies – https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ep255
In these parts, those lilies are known as “Resurrection Lilies”. Flower beds here feature them later in the summer.
We had several names for them when I lived in Kentucky. We called them Pink Ladies, Nekkid Ladies and Surprise Lilies. They always came up in late summer and were usually in older housing neighborhoods. A friend would always bring me a bouquet of them when they bloomer.
Any connection to re-in-carnations?
Well…re-in-carnations can be dyed, so maybe.
Perfections!
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Perfect!
Whatever they are called ,.. they are a gloriously Beautiful , yet gentle reminder cold winter has passed, and Spring bursts new life when they arrive , and a reward for all to enjoy .
Thanks for nurturing and sharing them GA/FLA !
Congratulations Wolverine Q-treeps on the milestone .
Chris well said 🙂
The “Beautiful!” comment also brings Isaiah 52:7 to mind – regarding Wolfie and Flep!
New International Version
How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!”
New Living Translation
How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the messenger who brings good news, the good news of peace and salvation, the news that the God of Israel reigns!
English Standard Version
How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, “Your God reigns.”
AMEN!!! <3
Yeah
Way to go Q-Tree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You’ve built a wonderful site!!!!!
Congratulations, Dora!!! Sorry I am late to the party – What an honor!!! God Bless You Real Good!!!
Sorry, Wolf – Congratulations to you, too!!! After all, Dora got the ‘luck of the draw’ – but, you managed the blog!!!
Multitasking – I am – and I am getting more confused by the minute – Please forgive me!!!
KUDOS TO YOU, WOLF – ‘Best Blog on the Internet’ – Quality Posters – Great Information – Top News!!!
Who could possibly ask for more, Wolf? God Bless You Real Good!!!
Naked ladies are really cool, we have a clump of them in our patch and when they open up we know the sturgeon and eel are running the river.