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.
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .