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.
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
