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 GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
