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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Jan. 12, 2024Bukhansan National Park, South Korea
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Mar. 13, 2025Holi celebration in Jaipur, India
Dec. 9, 2025National Llama Day
Apr. 30, 2024Cheetah in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania
Apr. 13, 2025Songkran—Thai New Year
Jul. 17, 2025Lavender fields in Plateau de Valensole, France
Sep. 9, 2024Iguazu Falls at the border of Argentina and Brazil
Feb. 22, 2026Mam Tor, Derbyshire, England
Jan. 31, 2026International Zebra Day
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Nov. 18, 2024Porthcawl lighthouse, Wales, United Kingdom
May 4, 2025Star Wars Day
May 20, 2025World Bee Day
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Apr. 2, 2026Wildflower bloom, Central Valley, California, United States
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Nov. 7, 2024Vancouver Coastal Sea wolves in the Great Bear Rainforest
Blue as far as the eye can see
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The lungs of Earth
Sep. 12, 2025World Dolphin Day
Dec. 28, 2023Humpback whale, Disko Bay, Greenland
Jul. 14, 2024Baia del Silenzio in Sestri Levante, Italy
Nov. 21, 2024Aspen trees, British Columbia
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The sun sets on the Valley of the Moon
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