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 a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
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 .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .