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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Mar. 6, 2026The Wave, Vejle, Denmark
Nov. 3, 2024International Day for Biosphere Reserves
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Jul. 28, 2024Colourful bathing huts on the beach in Skåne County, Sweden
Dec. 5, 2025Maya site of Copán
Gateway to Iberia
Nov. 24, 2025Gwalior Fort, Madhya Pradesh, India
Sep. 13, 2024Point Reyes National Seashore, California, USA
Colours of Colorado
Aug. 17, 2024International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend
Dec. 16, 2025Handmade gnomes at a Christmas market
Nov. 5, 2023Playa del Silencio, Spain
Dec. 24, 2025Christmas Eve
Apr. 29, 2024Fujian Tulou, China
Where history comes alive
Sep 23, 2026Tolkien Week
Dec. 25, 2023Christmas Day
Nov. 21, 2023Grey seal pup
A future built on the past
Sep 2, 2026Beach huts, Southwold, Suffolk Heritage Coast, England
Hangin around
Sep. 30, 2024Walruses in Svalbard, Norway
Jun. 18, 2024Lupine fields, Snæfellsnes, Iceland
Jan. 23, 2025Sundance Film Festival
Feb. 21, 2024Firefall at Yosemite
May 28, 2025World Otter Day
A beacon in the golden light
Bright blue lakes and rugged mountains
Dec. 26, 2024Boxing Day
May 19, 2026Formentor Lighthouse, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain