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.
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
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 .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .