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.
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
COULD this be the most distastrous wedding cake fail EVER? Most brides opt for a traditional tiered white wedding cake decorated with delicate pink roses and lace for their big day .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
A unique business in Birkenhead, Merseyside is sure to leave you HALF-CUT with its unusual pub and barbers combination .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .