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.
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
WITH LUSH GREEN LANDSCAPES stretching out as far as the eye can see, you're in for a treat at these one of a kind treehouses .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .