People think it's simple. You marry and that's it. You send your boy off to war and that's it. No choices and no questions.
Tom Thomson
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Jun 8, 1917 TORONTO GLOBE: GREAT BRITISH VICTORY. CRITICAL SITUATION FOR FEDERAL POLITICAL PARTIES. 
Arthur Lismer said he never saw a porcupine, so I introduced him to a family of porcupines.
To others, the country was a monotonous dreary waste, but for me it was full of undreamed riches.
I find a book Rudyard Kipling's poems. I came across the poem, "Secret of the Machines."
In Seattle is where I started watercolours, designing and poring over art magazines.
The beauty of the North can exist in the ugliest and most forlorn tree. Indeed, this is the root of beauty.
Good morning
The typical Canadian is materialistic and conventional.
I doubt I'll be doing any more sketching.
I see Shannon coming down the road. He has two new guests - Charles and Emily Robinson from Toronto.
I hadn't yet thought about the implication of fatherhood. That would become more clear in the coming weeks.
Winnie has found out my plan to go to the Rockies. Now she knows I am not serious about the engagement. Not yet.
Only 45 days before I meet my fate on July 8, 1917 #TomThomson 
A good artist makes you forget you are looking at brush strokes on canvas.
Civilization is a disease, barbarianism is a restoration of health - Julius Meier-Graefe 1908
You can judge a moose by the size of its antlers. Too bad there's no similar rule for judging men.
The sun is high in the sky. The water sparkles like diamonds. The windows in the distant buildings are diamonds too.
Common Yellowthroat arrives today in @algonquin_pp #migratorybirds 
1917 Northern Lights - verso #tt1917 