Ragtag Daily Prompt (RDP) Sunday, 2026 June 07 — Twelve

Twelve Tribes of Israel

While on a trip to Abilene, Texas to visit my maternal aunt (my mother’s sister) I went walking around her neighbourhood. I started out walking to try to get my 10,000 steps in like when I worked. (I got tired of just sitting around in her small home, I guess you could say I was restless.) Turned out that to reach my 10,000 steps I had to walk several blocks and keep walking some more. Now you’re probably wondering what all this has to do with the prompt Twelve.

It took walking more than Twelve long blocks to achieve my goal. Anytime I go walking, especially in a new area, I try to be observant of my surroundings and snap pictures of anything I find interesting. On this the Twelfth day of my visit, I came across a building called The Discovery Center. It had a wall mural of a dinosaur with a caption above it “In the Beginning God.” This captured my attention, so I thought why not go inside and see what it was all about.

12 Tribes of Israel Banner

The Discovery Center in Abilene is a Creation Museum dedicated to teaching the Bible and is based on a Creationist viewpoint of the Beginning of the world. It was established in 2001, featuring exhibits on biblical artifacts, fossils, Jewish history, and the RMS Titanic, alongside an onsite bookstore. One of the rooms inside the Discovery Center is called the Israel Room. The room has several displays depicting the history of Israel. The image above depicts a banner displaying symbols representing the Twelve Tribes of Israel. Each panel includes a name in Hebrew and a corresponding emblem based on biblical descriptions and traditional blessings.

Ragtag Daily Prompt (RDP) Sunday-Twelve

Photo Credit:©️2020 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

Camera: Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max

Location: The Israel Room; The Discovery Center; Abilene, Texas, USA

God Bless. Have a wonderful day and week. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

Wordless Wednesday — 2026.05.06

In The Beginning …

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Wordless Wednesday-2026.05.06

Hugh’s Wordless Wednesday

Photo Credit:©️2020 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max

Location: The Discovery Center; Abilene, Texas, USA

God Bless. Have a sunshiny day. Observe Nature. Thankful for local wildlife. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Silent Sunday: 21 September

Church of Christ

Silent Sunday

Photo Credit:©️2020 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max

Location: Church of Christ; Fifth and Grape; Abilene, Texas, USA

God Bless. Have a fantastic week. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

Silent Sunday: 11.19 – Church Signage

First Methodist Church
Abilene, Texas, USA
Ten Commandments
First Methodist Church
Abilene, Texas, USA

Silent Sunday

Photo Credit: ©️2020 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: iPhone 11 Pro Max

Location: 202 Butternut St, Abilene, Texas, USA

God Bless. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.

FOTD: December 3, 2022 – Viola

Haven’t traveled too far since Covid-19 lockdown, however, in early 2020 I visited relatives in Texas. While there I would walk around the neighborhood or wherever the opportunity arose.

VIOLA TRICOLOR VAR. HORTENSIS PENSEER

I spotted these lovely flowers while walking around my Aunt’s neighborhood in Abilene, Texas. It was taken with the cell phone I had at the time, an iPhone 11 Pro Max.

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge. FOTD.

God Bless. Thank you! I appreciate y’all.

Public Art Sculptures: Abilene, Texas

I visited Texas in early 2020 near the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. One portion of my Texas trip was to visit my elderly aunt who resides in Abilene. No matter where I am at, I try to walk at least two times or more a week. My aunt isn’t able to walk very far as she uses a walker to maintain her balance as she walks. Therefore, I would go walking about the neighborhood on my own discovering what sights and interests I could find.

Book 📖 sculpture
Interesting “W” sculpture
Not sure 🤔, but unique
Silver Spiral Sculpture
Odd shapes balanced together
Reaching to the sky
Care to “Ride” a 🦬 Bison
Almost looks like a nut
Bone like Sculpture
Orange Public Yard Sculpture

Visit Duration: 2 months March and April 2020

God Bless. Hope you enjoyed my short tour of public art sculptures throughout the city of Abilene. The sculptures were all within a couple of miles from the corner of Palm Street and South Seventh Street.

Thank you for visiting. Remember I appreciate y’all. Till next time, take care.