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.
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .