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.
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
A SHOCKING cartoon of a black man carrying bags saying‘’zippadydoohdah zip-up immigrant bags’ has appeared in a shop window and is being investigated by police .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .