WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction. Life's a BEECH for worshipers at this church that is now POPLAR with foreign tourists since being SPRUCED up after locals PINED for a revamp in recent years. Thanks to the carpentry genius of her creators this 123-foot-tall church complex is held together only by wooden rivets without a nail in sight. The Russian Orthodox Church buildings called Kizhi Pogost are 150-miles east of the Russian border with Finland. The impressive domes of the pair of churches tower over the surrounding countryside and were designed to attract the Christian community of this remote wilderness to one spot on a small island called Kizhi on the waters of Lake Onega. Kizhi Pogost is such a rare example of religious architecture that the site it was listed as a world heritage site by UNESCO in 1990…
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .