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.
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - WAVE-ING GOODBYE TO RUSH HOUR: WHILE most workers endure commuting chaos by road or rail everyday, one entrepreneur has come up with a novel way to get to the office - by KAYAK .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
