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 Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .