A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it. Pictured under the winter sun, the bubbles glow as sunlight bounces off their surface. Photographer Hope Thurston Carter captured the images after blowing the soap bubbles on several freezing days in Michigan. The 52-year-old, of Martin, Michigan, says: 'I got the idea to blow bubbles outside in the winter after I saw several similar photos on the internet.
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
An adorable black bear cub struggles to find the perfect spot for an afternoon nap as he wriggles around on the branch of a maple tree .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .