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.
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
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 .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
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