From foster care to the MAGICAL world of cosplay, a young girl’s dreams become reality after being adopted by a photography loving couple. 10-year-old Alice Lewis has assumed the identity of Alice in Wonderland, Dorothy of Oz and Joan of Arc, thanks to her photographer mum and cosplay, a performance art which uses costumes and fashion accessories. For years Alice played make-believe while she dreamed of the day she had a happily ever after with a family of her own, which she found, aged 7, when she was adopted by James and Kelly Lewis, from Atlanta, Georgia.
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .