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.
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
