There is beauty in the bare and broken branches of dead trees.

Turtles on a rock

Was my canoe upright or upturned? Solve the mystery. Who Killed #TomThomson

A tree is harder to paint than an angel.

I am plain and easy-going as an old shoe.

But in the hush of those diviner hours

Clouds are building like palaces in the sky. I can see where the idea of Heaven came from.

Angling itself was of great antiquity, and a perfect art, Izaak Walton

An unfinished story on Twitter @cottagelife

I studied the Tamaracks as they turned gold during the approach of winter.

I'll be staying close to Mowat Lodge until I next see you again.

The remedy for overly-civilized men is a camping vacation.

People refused to believe I was painting real trees. Finally, Jackson had to say 'Yes, what Tom is painting is really there'

Is my duty to be in the trenches, killing or being killed in the name of love of country?

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

We canoe near the main Nominigan lodge, disembark and go to the dining room.

Despite my awkwardness, I could do things with colour that nobody could

I studied under William Cruikshank, but thankfully, only for a short period of time.

A man does not go through hell and come out an incurable optimist

It's always a mistake to pursue a theory too far.