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.
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
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