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.
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .