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.'
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
A puppy bit off more than he could chew when he stole a six inch Chinese spare rib from his owner and swallowed it WHOLE, Cheeky Staffordshire bull terrier Rossi had his life SPARED when he underwent a life-saving operation to remove the bone from his stomach after swiping part of the takeaway meal .
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THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .