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 host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
The rock restaurant, located in Zanzibar – THIS unique restaurant really does boast breath-taking views - as it is perched on a rock in the middle of the sea .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
