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 BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .