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.'
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
