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 grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
WITH LUSH GREEN LANDSCAPES stretching out as far as the eye can see, you're in for a treat at these one of a kind treehouses .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
