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.
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A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
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WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
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A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .