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.
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
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A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .
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 .
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