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 THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .