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.
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
If you tune into primetime coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games, you’re most likely going to see London’s new Aquatic Center from many angles as athletes from all around the globe compete for the top spot on the podium .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .