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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

George Rowe's reminds me of the drinking party at his cabin tomorrow night. By informal invitation only.

Jackson had only known me for a year - but I became his best friend.

George Rowe drops by Joe Lake Dam, too. He suggests that I use dynamite to catch the Big Trout.

Charlie Scrim joins me at Joe Lake Dam. I feel like I should be saying goodbye to him but I say nothing. He knows my silence.

Once again, fishing at Joe Lake Dam. When the world is closing in on you. Fish.

The typical Canadian is materialistic and conventional.

July 6, 1917 Conscription to be sure. Time to leave. Now.

Jul 6, 1917 TORONTO GLOBE: CONSCRIPTION BILL COMES TO A VOTE THIS MORNING.

I visit Annie Colson at Joe Lake Outfitters. Like TS Eliot, I observe that I am measuring out my life in coffee spoons.

My sketching style evolved quickly because the North demands quick adaptation to its environment.

2 days until I meet my fate. Follow the mystery #WhoKilledTomThomson

1912 Smoke Lake #tt1912

It might be a nice day but that no longer matters to me.

Harris was scared of usng bright colours.

1915 Ragged Lake #tt1915 Found at @TheAGH

I canoe up Potter Creek then I go over to Joe Lake Dam. Might as well fish.

I go down to the @mowatlodge dock by the lake. It's a ramshackle affair. Typical Shannon.

I was more than once drunk in the Studio Building.

My nightmare from last night is turning out to be true. The machine is going to consume me.

I recall reading once from Thoreau that men lead lives of quiet desperation. That is the case for me now.

Well that's it. That possible fate is sealed off. Deadline has passed. There's no point in marrying @WinnieTrainor now.

Shall I say, I have gone at dusk through narrow streets And watched the smoke that rises from the pipes Of lonely men -- TS Eliot

Thank you to everyone who is following me. The next few days should be interesting

Beach, pine, canoe and rapid. That is how Harris described Georgian Bay.

3 days until I meet my fate. Follow the mystery #WhoKilledTomThomson

1915 The Pine Tree #tt1915