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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Aug 22, 2026Common blue butterfly
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Mar 1, 2026African elephants in Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Where we go to play
Jun 21, 2026International Day of Yoga
Oct 15, 2023European hedgehog
Apr 10, 2026Siblings Day
Jul 21, 2024Kendwa village, Zanzibar, Tanzania
Jul 29, 2025International Tiger Day
Mar 20, 2026Spring equinox
Sep 25, 2023Sea Otter Awareness Week
Ive got a lot of problems with you penguins!
May 11, 2025Happy Mothers Day!
Stars in daylight
Sport where you least expect it
Jun 15, 2025Happy Fathers Day!
Nature’s own canvas
‘Only one Earth’
Jul 31, 2026Virginia Creeper Trail, Damascus, Virginia, United States
Jan 5, 2024International Ice and Snow Festival, Harbin, China
Jan 9, 2025Sossusvlei sand dunes, Namib desert, Namibia
Jun 11, 2025Greater flamingos, Lüderitz, Namibia
Oct 14, 2026Ammonite fossils from the Jurassic Period
Feb 25, 2025Castle Stalker, Argyll, Scotland
Feb 8, 2024Mount Hood, Oregon
Jun 18, 2026The ruins of Sacsayhuamán, Cusco, Peru
Which bird wore it best?
This snow will never melt
Aug 30, 2025International Whale Shark Day
Jan 5, 2025Pushkarni, Sri Krishna Temple, Hampi, Karnataka