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.
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
WELCOME to the drawing room that is home to the £100K world’s greatest collection of Margaret Thatcher autographed objects .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .