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.
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
From a platter of finger licking chicken wings to a bowl of Chinese noodle soup, these foodie snaps are enough to make your savoury saliva glands drool .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .