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. 30, 2025Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
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Feb. 13, 2026Third Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge connecting Laos and Thailand
Sep. 28, 2025Town of Pienza in Tuscany, Italy
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Feb. 16, 2025Happy World Whale Day!
Jan. 15, 2025Lake Superior, Thunder Bay, Ontario
Teddy bears of the sea
Oct. 28, 2025The Gothic Gate in the Adršpach-Teplice Rocks, Czechia
The origin of Canadas national parks
Feb. 22, 2024Bathing boxes at Brighton Beach, Australia
May 19, 2024Vernazza, Cinque Terre, Liguria, Italy
Aug. 10, 2025World Lion Day
Aug. 15, 2025The Canadian National Exhibition is here!
Dec. 15, 2025Spiegelgracht canal in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Apr. 6, 2025Yellow warbler
Feb. 7, 2026Salar de Uyuni salt flats in Bolivia
Apr. 7, 2024International Beaver Day
Red rock country
Feb. 21, 2024Firefall at Yosemite
Piecing together a better tomorrow
Jun. 19, 2024Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Kenya
Jan. 24, 2026Andermatt village in the Alps, Switzerland
May 1, 2025Lei Day
Jun. 17, 2024Pollinator Week
Remembering D-Day