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.
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
