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.
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .
From foster care to the MAGICAL world of cosplay, a young girl’s dreams become reality after being adopted by a photography loving couple .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .