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.
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
Pic By HotSpot Media - GAME, SET-TEE AND MATCH: COUPLE INSTALL TENNIS COURT IN LOUNGE- In Pic - Ben Walters’ message to West Midlands Police via social media .
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A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
