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 carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .