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.
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A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
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LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
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