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.
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
An adorable black bear cub struggles to find the perfect spot for an afternoon nap as he wriggles around on the branch of a maple tree .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
