FROM ICE bubbles to boiling lava, these photographs highlight the stunning shapes and patterns found in nature. The series of extraordinary images were taken by German software engineer Thorsten Scheuermann after he decided to examine his surroundings. A trip to the city of Kalapana in Hawaii, home to the Kilauea Volcano, provided Thorsten with the setting for his lava picture, while a visit to the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon offered him the opportunity to photograph ice bubbles up-close. The 37-year-old, now of Washington, USA, said: 'These are sights that can gain greater significance and have their beauty exposed when excluding everything else around them.'
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
