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 hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .