What the heck is a distaff?

What the heck is a distaff?

Wool and mohair yarn (© Jurate Buiviene/Alamy)

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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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Jan. 2, 2024Prayer flags in Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan
King of the jungle? Nope
Dec. 5, 2025Maya site of Copán
Apr. 13, 2024Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival
Apr. 26, 2026Pink apple blossoms, Avila Beach, California, United States
Jun. 23, 2024Dhaka, Bangladesh
May 6, 2026Thunderstorm above the plains, Bulgaria
Jul 17, 2026Agriculture in Saskatchewan
Sep 3, 2026Winding road of Julier Pass, Switzerland
In the tropics, land greets sea warmly
Spring is the time for billing
May 31, 2026Humber River in Boyd Conservation Area, Vaughan, Ontario
Jan. 26, 2025European beech forest, Belgium
Jan. 15, 2025Lake Superior, Thunder Bay, Ontario
Dec. 23, 2024Celebrating Festivus
Aug. 13, 2025Corona Arch near Moab, Utah, United States
Ride the wave
Spiralling upward...
Oct 4, 2026World Space Week begins
Jul. 18, 2024Coral Reef Awareness Week
May 9, 2026Skradinski Buk Waterfall, Krka National Park, Croatia
Oct. 22, 2024Palazzo Zuccari, Rome
Majestic lord of the skies
Aug. 8, 2024Spotted owlet, Bangkok, Thailand
Bridging the gap two ways
Jan. 15, 2026The fishing village of Reine, Norway
Jun 27, 2026Canadian Multiculturalism Day
Feb. 25, 2025Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, United States
Oct. 15, 2025National Mushroom Day
A grove glows green