Went to Toronto this weekend. A quickie trip.
But managed to catch the Lion King. I found it to be spectacular as far as the set and costumes were concerned. The songs were uneven. But all in all a pleasant experience.
I also managed to visit the National Gallery where they had an exhibit of Tom Thompson’s work. He is a Canadian painter who loved nature and spent a lot of time in Algonquin Park, fishing and painting. He died an early and suspicious death in Canoe Lake. Through the years my kids have done a lot of canoeing on those lakes and rivers that Thompson painted so this exhibit was of special interest to me…Here are two of my favorites:
