Meet Bella's Friends

Annie is a leaf cutter ant.  She is smart, hard working and a fantastic problem solver.  She lives underground with her BIG family.  She loves practicing yoga with Bella when they are on adventures.  Annie is super organized and always has the best ideas about how to solve problems when the two of them are away from home.

Annie is a WOOD element.

Faye is a beautiful charismatic firefly from New York City.  She comes out at night and blinks her bright light to let Bella know she is ready for an adventure.   Before she met Bella, Faye was always worried that she wasn't good enough.  Not anymore, Bella has taught her that its not what's on the outside that matters, but what's on the inside.   An important lesson that Faye now shares with everyone she meets! 

Faye is a FIRE element.

Snowy is a baby Snowy Owl.  Like Bella, he is known for his kindness.  He met Bella after his house was cut down separating  him from his mom and dad.  Bella taught him how to manage his emotions and has since moved into the same big tree Bella sleeps in during the day.  Feeling better now, Snowy is always making his friends laugh with his silly faces.  He loves sharing stories about the Arctic, his summer home before he met Bella.

Snowy is a METAL element. 

Just call me "Ki"!  Ki is a  big  (and sometimes clumsy) teenage African savanna elephant, the World's largest land animal.  He tries really hard to watch where he walks.  Why?  Because he wants to keep his environmental footprint as "small" as possible.  Something he encourages everyone to do too.  Ki loves to carry Bella around when they go on African safaris together.

Ki is an EARTH element. 

Sharky is a shy vegetarian Great White shark.  Sharky never had a lot of shark friends where he grew up because he was different.  This all changed when he met Bella.  Bella taught him that real friends love you just the way you are!  Something he remembers, when he meets different types of animals.  Sharky is an excellent swimmer and navigator.  He knows the world's oceans like the back of his "fins" and always comes to the rescue when Bella and her friends get lost.

Sharky is a WATER element.

Sushi is an elegant agile torte coloured Siamese cat.   She lives in the Big tree with Bella and Snowy.  Sushi loves to read books, mediate and sleeps most of the day under the sun.  Sushi reads everything and knows all kinds of cool things about the world.  She loves sharing her wisdom  with everyone  after yoga practice. Bella often turns to Sushi for advice when she needs help.  Sushi is always willing to help her friends.

Sushi is a METAL element.  

Her real name is "Java", but everyone calls her "Slim".  She is a kind extremely loyal German Shepard.  She is a retired emotional support therapy dog and one of Bella's amazing friends.  Slim is always helping someone in need.  In this picture, she just finished rescuing 4 baby ducks who had floated into the middle of a big lake.  Everyone needs a friend like Slim.

Slim is an EARTH element.

Slurp is the perfect nickname for Gus.  Slurp is always full of energy and can't wait to run up to you and give you a big kiss.  And I mean a BIG kiss.  That's how he got his nickname.  Slurp is big and is constantly getting into mischief.  He usually goofs off at yoga practice, which upsets Sushi who thinks he should take yoga more seriously.  

Slurp is a FIRE / EARTH element

Mr. Riggs is a small super smart German Shepard.  He was born in Slovakia, but moved to the United States as a puppy to be trained as a police dog.  After graduation, he got a job at the Ottawa airport.  Unfortunately, it  didn't last long as he spent most of his time greeting travelers instead of working.  He is best friends with Slim and Slurp and the three of them met Bella while camping on Long Beach in their old 1989 VW Vanagon, called Button.

Mr. Rigg's is a WOOD element.