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.
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
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RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .
BEAUTIFULLY lit by the dim glow of lanterns, a cave in Iceland is transformed into the perfect wedding venue .
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This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .