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.
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
The dog having been pulled from the car - A police officer smashed a window in the blue Chrysler car to free the dog which was in visible distress .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .