What the heck is a distaff?

What the heck is a distaff?

Wool and mohair yarn (© Jurate Buiviene/Alamy)

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Today in History

Jan. 7, 2024Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve, Australia
Jan. 7, 2025Moeraki Boulders, South Island, New Zealand
Jan. 7, 2026Old Rock Day

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Jan. 5, 2026A herd of impalas, Londolozi Game Reserve, South Africa
Sep. 10, 2023Grandparents Day
A fox in the dunes
Living rock
Colours of spring
The animal kingdoms great migration
Feb. 18, 2024World Whale Day
Canoeing in solitude
The origin of Canadas national parks
Aug. 19, 2025Vancouver Island, British Columbia
The sea pool of Penzance
Jun. 28, 2025Anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising
Aug. 15, 2024Hang Sơn Đoòng, Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park, Vietnam
Jan. 12, 2024Bukhansan National Park, South Korea
Aug. 31, 2025Scotts Bluff National Monument, Gering, Nebraska, United States
Oct. 13, 2024Royal Alcázar of Seville, Spain
Desert daggers?
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Jul. 17, 2025Lavender fields in Plateau de Valensole, France
A butterfly’s best friend
Nov. 23, 2025Fibonacci Day
Mar. 22, 2024World Water Day
An old bridge in a new light
Jun. 15, 2025Happy Fathers Day!
Dec. 10, 2024Lands End, Cornwall, England
Connecting the dots
Jan. 26, 2025European beech forest, Belgium
Nov. 15, 2025Irohazaka Road in autumn, Nikko, Tochigi, Japan
Jul. 18, 2024Coral Reef Awareness Week
‘Night shining’ clouds