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.
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
An eight-year-old boy who lost his legs and left hand to meningitis is standing tall after learning to walk on his prosthetic limbs .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
Lauren Kilgariff, 29, was with husband, Shaun, 31, for four years .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
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 .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
A single woman, who was granted IVF funding on the NHS, finally has a baby after suffering three miscarriages .
A woman with a rare condition that means she collapses every time she laughs fears she may have passed the rare illness onto her young son .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .