Annie Ricci
@mt-annie.bsky.social
Coach, mom, wife, poet, friend, therapist, speaker, dog-lover, mountain-seeker, sky-scape gazer, star-loving Montanan who has been known to hug actual trees.
I stepped away for awhile and all
My feeds still show news that depresses me. Here’s a reminder of how strong a single spider web thread is.
My feeds still show news that depresses me. Here’s a reminder of how strong a single spider web thread is.
November 4, 2025 at 3:54 AM
I stepped away for awhile and all
My feeds still show news that depresses me. Here’s a reminder of how strong a single spider web thread is.
My feeds still show news that depresses me. Here’s a reminder of how strong a single spider web thread is.
If you are tired of the mind-numbing terrifying B.S. here is a little diversion
October 14, 2025 at 1:15 AM
If you are tired of the mind-numbing terrifying B.S. here is a little diversion
Sometimes you need to step away from all the apps.
August 10, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Sometimes you need to step away from all the apps.
This morning, my feed is filled with stories that leave me feeling hopeless. So I decided to do something about it. Here’s my sweet blind shelter rescue. She bings me joy and smiles every day. Miss Kinley.
July 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
This morning, my feed is filled with stories that leave me feeling hopeless. So I decided to do something about it. Here’s my sweet blind shelter rescue. She bings me joy and smiles every day. Miss Kinley.
Sometimes I need this gentle reminder.
July 5, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Sometimes I need this gentle reminder.
NPR and PBS reach remote areas in our country, giving people vital information in programming
June 10, 2025 at 1:03 PM
NPR and PBS reach remote areas in our country, giving people vital information in programming
On campus 2 weeks ago.
June 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
On campus 2 weeks ago.
Helping a fellow creature in need.
June 1, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Helping a fellow creature in need.
@smithlibraries.bsky.social
My first visit back to campus in 10 years. Nielson Library did not disappoint.
My first visit back to campus in 10 years. Nielson Library did not disappoint.
May 30, 2025 at 11:33 AM
@smithlibraries.bsky.social
My first visit back to campus in 10 years. Nielson Library did not disappoint.
My first visit back to campus in 10 years. Nielson Library did not disappoint.
My new T-shirt. I’ve always shied away from controversy but now in my 50s, I can’t keep my head buried in the sand.
May 17, 2025 at 10:26 PM
My new T-shirt. I’ve always shied away from controversy but now in my 50s, I can’t keep my head buried in the sand.
Night skies in AK never get old.
May 9, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Night skies in AK never get old.
Sometimes we just need to sit in the sun and soak in some peace. My blind little rescue dog has the right idea.
May 7, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Sometimes we just need to sit in the sun and soak in some peace. My blind little rescue dog has the right idea.
Spring break in Alaska
March 24, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Spring break in Alaska
A reminder to trust our intuition
March 19, 2025 at 12:23 PM
A reminder to trust our intuition
Forgiveness - it can feel so hard these days. So let’s start with forgiving ourselves first. Letting our inner critics whip the snot out of us for doing too much, not doing enough, not fixing it all already…that has to stop. Forgiving ourselves is crucial to staying in the game.
February 28, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Forgiveness - it can feel so hard these days. So let’s start with forgiving ourselves first. Letting our inner critics whip the snot out of us for doing too much, not doing enough, not fixing it all already…that has to stop. Forgiving ourselves is crucial to staying in the game.
Sometimes you gotta take a break from all the negativity. Mother Nature is a great healer and sustainer.
February 21, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Sometimes you gotta take a break from all the negativity. Mother Nature is a great healer and sustainer.
Speaking of soothing the soul… 2 days “taking the waters” in Paradise, MT was the best! #selfcareisnotselfish it’s required these days.
February 6, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Speaking of soothing the soul… 2 days “taking the waters” in Paradise, MT was the best! #selfcareisnotselfish it’s required these days.
Skiing last weekend helped me clear my mind and soothe my soul. We all need to take good care of ourselves so we can keep our sanity and humanity.
February 1, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Skiing last weekend helped me clear my mind and soothe my soul. We all need to take good care of ourselves so we can keep our sanity and humanity.
Up above the inversion, a bluebird day on the local ski hill.
January 26, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Up above the inversion, a bluebird day on the local ski hill.
These ashes hold the burned scraps of paper that held self-defeating, self limiting, self-judging thoughts for a group of us ready to let them go during a retreat in France. May we all let such thoughts find our holy fire and their ashes drift away on the wind.
January 24, 2025 at 1:23 PM
These ashes hold the burned scraps of paper that held self-defeating, self limiting, self-judging thoughts for a group of us ready to let them go during a retreat in France. May we all let such thoughts find our holy fire and their ashes drift away on the wind.
This quote showed up one day when I opened the app Insight Timer.
I took a snap of it, but if you can’t read it all, it says it isn’t what we say or think that defines us but what we do. Courtesy of Jane Austen
I took a snap of it, but if you can’t read it all, it says it isn’t what we say or think that defines us but what we do. Courtesy of Jane Austen
January 24, 2025 at 1:17 PM
This quote showed up one day when I opened the app Insight Timer.
I took a snap of it, but if you can’t read it all, it says it isn’t what we say or think that defines us but what we do. Courtesy of Jane Austen
I took a snap of it, but if you can’t read it all, it says it isn’t what we say or think that defines us but what we do. Courtesy of Jane Austen
I love this quote because it speaks to our ability to choose how to approach the day.
January 23, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I love this quote because it speaks to our ability to choose how to approach the day.
Montana never gets old.
January 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Montana never gets old.
We only have control over ourselves, our thoughts, our actions.
January 21, 2025 at 7:56 PM
We only have control over ourselves, our thoughts, our actions.