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.
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
A unique business in Birkenhead, Merseyside is sure to leave you HALF-CUT with its unusual pub and barbers combination .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .