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.
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .