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.
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
A family of foster carers are facing bankruptcy and homelessness after they signed up to a Government scheme to renovate their house to be used for disabled children's short breaks .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .