1916 The Alligator #tt1916 
Tom Thomson
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People think it's simple. You marry and that's it. You send your boy off to war and that's it. No choices and no questions.
Jun 8, 1917 TORONTO GLOBE: GREAT BRITISH VICTORY. CRITICAL SITUATION FOR FEDERAL POLITICAL PARTIES. 
Arthur Lismer said he never saw a porcupine, so I introduced him to a family of porcupines.
In Seattle is where I started watercolours, designing and poring over art magazines.
The beauty of the North can exist in the ugliest and most forlorn tree. Indeed, this is the root of beauty.
The typical Canadian is materialistic and conventional.
I see Shannon coming down the road. He has two new guests - Charles and Emily Robinson from Toronto.
I hadn't yet thought about the implication of fatherhood. That would become more clear in the coming weeks.
Winnie has found out my plan to go to the Rockies. Now she knows I am not serious about the engagement. Not yet.
Only 45 days before I meet my fate on July 8, 1917 #TomThomson 
Civilization is a disease, barbarianism is a restoration of health - Julius Meier-Graefe 1908
You can judge a moose by the size of its antlers. Too bad there's no similar rule for judging men.
The sun is high in the sky. The water sparkles like diamonds. The windows in the distant buildings are diamonds too.
Common Yellowthroat arrives today in @algonquin_pp #migratorybirds 
1917 Northern Lights - verso #tt1917 
The weather is getting better. Follow the journal of my last spring in 1917 #TomThomson
If it works, it is true.
Why does a Nation have to define itself by War? Why not by Art?
Why does a Nation have to define itself by War? Why not by Art?