To others, the country was a monotonous dreary waste, but for me it was full of undreamed riches.

Canoe Lake Forecast: May 1, 1917 High: 44.1F Low: 39.9F Rain: 0.3 inches.

I am generous to the point of being careless about money.

Camp Petawawa in 1915 was filled with interned Austrians and Hungarians, bankers and muscians, mostly.

1917 Thaw: Snow Banks #tt1917

I painted the elements in their true nature but subtracted the elements that did not matter to me

Jackson and myself have been making quite a few sketches lately and I will send a bunch down with Lismer #ttletter

1916 Jack Pine Sketch #upclose #TomThomson No. 4 #tt1916

Sketching in the storehouse beside Mowat Lodge. Cold, unheated but a great view of Canoe Lake

I've been lucky enough to get lots of snow and ice this year. Love painting the deep shadows and warm lights.

Park Rule: Night shooting is generally prohibited.

70 days until I meet my fate. Read my daily journal entries. Follow me live. ttlastspring.com

Why does a Nation have to define itself by War? Why not by Art?

May 7, 1915 was not a good day to be a German in Ontario - the day of the sinking of the Lusitania.

My sketches are truth itself.

I see a grass snake sunning himself a couple of metres from snow

I was accused of going to the Dufond Indian Farm whenever I wanted to do the Rain Dance.

1916 The Red Maple, Algonquin Park #tt1916

Square dances are a good way of getting to know women while keeping your options open.

Apr 16, 1917 TORONTO GLOBE: BRITISH SMASH FOE ATTACK. GERMANS LEAVE 1500 DEAD BEHIND.