Lookin’ rather tall & skinny here eh? Tall, deff not but I have been going to the gym at a regular pace. Look out summer, imma kill you this year.

Yesterday I wrote this post and poured my heart out about the funeral but then I lost it. I mean, I lost the post not my mind.

I attended a very public funeral yesterday afternoon, the largest Tornoto has ever had.

It was for Sgt. Ryal Russel who was killed last week in the line of duty.

These guys faces, there’s so much happening in this photo.

The last time I saw so many police it was the G20. I will never forget that experience. Remember when I dressed like a riot girl and went right into the madness? This was the most embarassing (or hilarious) G20 moment:

I love the way the police/ambo/fire look together in their uniforms, all standing in a row. Luckily this time there were bag pipes playing and no riot gear. Despite it being a funeral, the air felt warm and people seemed pleasant. It was clearly a reflection of how great Saregant Ryan Russell Was. I  learned quite a bit about him in the last few days and he seems like an all around stand up guy. CP24 even said he “looked good in uniform”.

There were so many Tweets about Ryan Russell. I wonder how he feels about the mass of people, road closures and media coverage of the event. I notived a bit of controversy about that. It HAS been almost a decade since our city lost an office in the line of duty.

Who am I to say what is appropriate for this kinda thing? There were over 14,000 uniformed people walking the streets. It was quite a sight to see.

Is there a special reason the America flag was leading the pack here?

This is my fav shot. Love seeing the boots sitting there empty.

My friend Joel Reilly made this lovely video tribute to Sgt. Ryan Russell.