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.
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
A luxury caravan with a price tag of ONE MILLION DOLLARS is due to hit the road later this year .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .