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 chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
FULLY equipped with a kitchen and lounge, it's hard to believe this modern holiday let is actually a BUS .