FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters. The art works entitled 'Houndton Tabby', were designed by illustrator and artist Kim Parkhurst, 39, after she combined her love of drawing and Downton Abbey. 'I've been painting portraits of animals in historical costume for some time,” explains New Yorker Kim. “I've taken some familiar and beloved characters whose demeanour, personality, and appearance seemed to translate to certain breeds of dog or cat. 'I got to thinking about Mr Bates' character and storyline, and Brendan Coyle's facial structure, and how he could look hard but also had the warmest, kindest eyes.
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
The rock restaurant, located in Zanzibar – THIS unique restaurant really does boast breath-taking views - as it is perched on a rock in the middle of the sea .
IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
