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 BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
