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Throwing a Diamond Hitch

That is my Dad, Jim Mawdsley, in the foothills of Alberta, circa 1952. He would have been 22 and recently finished his BSc in geology. Throughout his life he often said, “This reminds me of working in the field,” then tilt his head up and to the right, focus on the middle-distance and reminisce as he spoke to no one in particular.

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