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.
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .