The Canadian North: 'Weeds out the unfit, turns away weaklings' That's the popular notion nowadays.

Toronto elite's notion of wilderness: Guided canoe trip with packed lunches and fully-prepared dinners followed by pipe-smoking.

Mulligan stew is one of my favourite creations.

I prefer the deep peace of nature over the breeding discontent of cities.

Americans think we are like the British. The British think we are like Americans

Only 58 days before I meet my fate on July 8, 1917 #TomThomson ?1

My father valued hard work - for others.

Whenever I got robbed it was for good reason. The robber needed the money more than me.

Art lives in its mistakes.

Treat friendships with rough courage.

1915 Footsteps in the Snow #tt1915

I'm glad of the timing that Florence is off to Ottawa, and it's another week before the Trainors and @WinnieTrainor arriving.

Isn't the beauty all around you? It is for me.

Be humble, be healthy, be willing to be taught.

Another photo of mine - Men in a canoe - with a double exposure

Know the price of free advice.

White-Crowned Sparrow arrives today in @algonquin_pp #migratorybirds

My father did not believe I had the grit to stick things out

It's never too early or too late to start anew.

Field Sparrow arrives today in @algonquin_pp #migratorybirds