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.
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .