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.
JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .
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 .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .