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.
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and for this greedy camel he can't get enough of his morning feed, as he gate crashes his owner's mealtime .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
WELCOME to the drawing room that is home to the £100K world’s greatest collection of Margaret Thatcher autographed objects .