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

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Aug 14, 2024World Lizard Day
Gateway to Iberia
Oct 13, 2025Fishing boat on beach in Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu
Jan 24, 2024Diamond Beach, Iceland
May 19, 2025Mount Hamilton, San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States
Aug 4, 2024Friendship Day
Apr 5, 2025Gaztelugatxe islet at sunset, Basque Country, Spain
Jun 25, 2025Glastonbury Festival begins
Dec 3, 2024Amber Fort, Amer, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Apr 13, 2024Apple trees in spring, Germany
Dec 5, 2024Tufa formation on Mono Lake, California, United States
Apr 25, 2025World Penguin Day
Oct 19, 2024Temple of Hathor, Dendera Temple Complex, Qena, Egypt
Apr 6, 2024Himeji Castle, Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Oct 13, 2023Vieste, Apulia, Italy
A very public display of affection
An oasis in the desert
Nov 11, 2024Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
Honouring the valiant heroes
Jul 13, 2024Fairy chimneys and cave dwellings in Cappadocia, Türkiye
The Coast of Death
Oct 30, 2023Common raven
Black-and-white bovines
May 29, 2024World Otter Day
Dec 1, 2024Antarctica Day
Mar 30, 2024Brown-throated three-toed sloth
A mountaintop cultural wonder
Nov 7, 2025Polar bear in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
This snow will never melt