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.
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
From a platter of finger licking chicken wings to a bowl of Chinese noodle soup, these foodie snaps are enough to make your savoury saliva glands drool .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .