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.
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
