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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Oct 14, 2023Ring of fire solar eclipse
Scenic Mount Michener
Jun 28, 2025Anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising
Mar 2, 2024Modica, Sicily, Italy
Sep 26, 2024Blue-throated toucanet, Los Quetzales National Park, Costa Rica
Mar 27, 2026World Theatre Day
Mar 31, 2024Happy Easter!
Remembering the Mahatma
Jun 13, 2025Vila Franca Islet, São Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal
Holiday hues
Come on, guys, this way!
An island crossroad of culture
Oct 28, 2024Pumpkin field, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Where we go to play
Oct 2, 2024Gandhi Jayanti
Mar 18, 2026Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Portland, Oregon, United States
Mar 1, 2026African elephants in Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Mar 8, 2025International Womens Day
Mar 27, 2025World Theatre Day
Jun 10, 2025Everglades National Park, Florida, United States
An engineering marvel
Jan 15, 2024Makar Sankranti
Sep 23, 2025Keel-billed toucan, Costa Rica
Mar 23, 2024World Meteorological Day
Aug 22, 2025Rolling hills of the Palouse, Washington, United States
Jun 22, 2025World Rainforest Day
Feb 11, 2026Death Valley National Park, California, United States
Jan 29, 2025Chinese New Year
Take a hike!