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.'
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
