What the heck is a distaff?

What the heck is a distaff?

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

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Standing on glass 275+ metres in the air
Apr. 6, 2025Yellow warbler
Jul. 25, 2024Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee, USA
Flying the flag for Pride
Oct. 18, 2025International Archaeology Day
Sep. 29, 2024West Cornwall Covered Bridge, Connecticut, USA
Jan. 25, 2024Snowy owl
Mar. 13, 2025Holi celebration in Jaipur, India
Mar. 15, 2024Abbotsford, British Columbia
Aug. 4, 2024Friendship Day
Mar. 30, 2025Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
What returned to this city 500 years ago?
Jan. 18, 2026White Sands National Park, New Mexico, United States
Mar. 9, 2026Grey seal sleeping on the beach, Orkney Islands, Scotland
Nov. 25, 2025Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy
Oct. 29, 2024Great horned owl
A gem in the Rockies
Mar. 24, 2024Silvereyes
Turtle-y nice day for a swim
Jun. 20, 2024Summer solstice
Jan. 3, 2026J.R.R. Tolkien Day
Oct. 22, 2023Astoria-Megler Bridge, Oregon
A blue-tiful island
Stars in daylight
May 30, 2024Everglades National Park, Florida
Sep. 11, 2025Monfragüe National Park, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
Giddy family fun
Jun. 26, 2024Banggai cardinalfish with sea anemone
The Coast of Death
Oct. 14, 2023Ring of fire solar eclipse