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.
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .