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.
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
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 .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
