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Tom Thomson
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Follow the Journal of My Last Spring on nostr. Tweeting in real-time from 1917

Never liked the Ouija board...something's are best when left alone, this is one of them.

I did my best work when I was not the best of company.

1916 The Enchanted Stream, Midnight #tt1916

Prepare thyself to follow me inscription on Jas. Watson gravestone in Mowat Cemetery

Conscription - not even the Gov't knows who is best suited to become a soldier, farmer, toolmaker or artist.

Jackson had the better command of colour, but I had the better sense of colour

You can judge a moose by the size of its antlers. Too bad there's no similar rule for judging men.

Setting the fishing gear up. We'll be using my lures and flies I've made. The trout are moving to deeper water.

19 days until I meet my fate. Solve the mystery Who Killed #TomThomson

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

In May 1915, after the sinking of the Lusitania, electric signs advertising German beer in Toronto were removed.

My first long canoe trip was in 1911 with Bill Broadhead to Biscotasing and Mississagi Provincial Forest.

Canoe Lake Forecast: 6/19/1917 High: 82.9F Low: 55.9F Rain: 0 inches.

1916 Lumber Camp at Night http://t.co/zXyT7oWU16 #tt1916

There is no evidence I ever went out to western Canada but that does not rule out the possibility.

I try hard to make my large pieces rise above good decoration.

The difference between a caprice and a lifelong passion is that the caprice lasts longer - Oscar Wilde.

Park Rule: Licenses should be kept in personal possession at all times.

1915-16 Decoration Autumn Landscape

In the spring I would pack up my bags, roll up my blankets, and take the first train to Algonquin.