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 photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .