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.
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .