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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Jun 21, 2024International Day of Yoga
Sep 12, 2023North Sea at sunset, Norddorf, Germany
Nov 12, 2023Diwali
Oct 6, 2023Taughannock Falls State Park, New York
Nov 19, 2023Alam-Pedja Nature Reserve, Estonia
Jun 12, 2025Chisos Mountains, Big Bend National Park, Texas, United States
Sep 19, 2024Obereversand Lighthouse, Dorum, Germany
Oct 14, 2024Fishing boats at Coco Beach in Goa
An iridescent view
Dec 12, 2023Red poinsettia
Nov 4, 2024Grasmere, Lake District, Cumbria, England
Feb 1, 2025European beech forest, Belgium
Feb 3, 2025Ribblehead Viaduct, North Yorkshire, England
Nov 17, 2024Red deer stag in Glen Affric, Scotland
Mar 12, 2026Juvenile sunbittern displaying at nest, Ecuador
Oct 25, 2024Golden Temple, Amritsar
Dec 8, 2023La Rocque Harbour, Island of Jersey
Jan 16, 2025Pinnacles National Park, California, United States
The Royal touch
Aug 29, 2023Turkey tail mushroom
In the spotlight
Jun 7, 2024World Oceans Day
Sep 7, 2024Ganesh Chaturthi
Jan 18, 2024Pont Alexandre III, Paris, France
A temple to treasure
Jul 19, 2025Luna moth in New Braunfels, Texas, United States
Look, but don’t touch
Beauty comes in trees
Protecting the gentle giants