“Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it” Russell Baker 

Welcome to the Sensory Strides podcast. Observations of the world through activity, reading, listening, and everything else. 

Whew! It is hot out there! I love summer because I am usually cold until it gets to be about 80 degrees. Working out in the heat is a different story. Friday morning for my 13 mile run wasn’t so bad, but Saturday’s 55 mile bike was hot and humid. I took off early in the morning as Friday we received a heat advisory warning beginning at 1 Saturday afternoon. The first hour of the ride was lovely, but then it started getting hot. When I was just a couple of miles from home, I recognized heat exhaustion symptoms. I have had heat exhaustion before and it is not fun. I got to a shady place and made sure to drink the rest of my water before working on the last two miles. Those last two miles were a slog and I was worried I waited too long before stopping to drinking my water. About a half mile from the house I finally started feeling better and after cleaning up, getting food in my stomach, and changing clothes, I was feeling normal again. 

This weekend is my second wedding anniversary. One of my husbands and my favorite hymns is “How Great Thou Art”. We had it sung for prelude at our wedding. We do not sing it very often at my church, but it just so happened that we sang it this weekend. This song just fills my heart with joy and praise. 

Tianna Vanderhei is Miss Wisconsin Video of crowning – look how excited everyone in the background is for her. She has worked for 6 years for this opportunity. https://www.facebook.com/MissSparta/videos/10156621560885799/UzpfSTgyMjYwODM3MTI1MDI3ODo5NTIyNDMxMjE2MjAxMzU/ 

Thanks for joining me this week. Don't forget to stop and smell the roses. 

Find us on social media! Facebook fb.me/sensorystrides Twitter @sensorystrides 

We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.