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.'
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
WHETHER FLOATING through space or diving underwater, a lucky baby boy enjoys once in a life time experiences - in his DREAMS .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .