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.
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .
FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .