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 trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
A SHOCKING cartoon of a black man carrying bags saying‘’zippadydoohdah zip-up immigrant bags’ has appeared in a shop window and is being investigated by police .
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
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 .
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 .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .