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.
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
With stunning scenery and otherworldly vistas, Iceland’s rural beauty is inescapable – especially for Hollywood .