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.
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
An adorable black bear cub struggles to find the perfect spot for an afternoon nap as he wriggles around on the branch of a maple tree .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .