Coming Home - May 4, 2015

For the first time, I visited AGO (Art Gallery of Ontario) and I am smitten. Standing before snowy scenes of trees, paths, skies by the Group of Seven and Emily Carr, I was overcome by the feeling of source, of home, of cold and sun together, bright sparkling snow, breathing frosty air, heart filled with silence, excited to explore the day. And for the first time, felt that I really do belong to a place, my roots are in this vast wild place that still exists even in the middle of the cosmopolitan city of Toronto. Ahh ....

Tom Thomson - The Path Behind Mowat Lodge