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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Jan 10, 2025Abraham Lake, Alberta, Canada
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Aug 26, 2025Sørvágsvatn lake, island of Vágar, Faroe Islands
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Nov 3, 2024International Day for Biosphere Reserves
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Mar 11, 2025Broken Beach in Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia
Mar 22, 2025Bihar Day
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Feb 5, 2026Salt evaporation ponds on the island of Gozo, Malta
Apr 2, 2024Beech trees and anemone wildflowers, Jutland, Denmark
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Nov 10, 2025Black-tailed prairie dogs in Badlands National Park, United States
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Jul 30, 2024San Gimignano, Siena, Italy
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Aug 4, 2024Friendship Day
Aug 17, 2024Alfanzina lighthouse, Algarve, Portugal
Feb 23, 2026Great white egret, Upper Bavaria, Germany