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.
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
A hero dog has saved the life of her asthmatic owner after waking her up during a severe asthma attack .
A woman who blew £12k of her student loan on junk food and booze has lost 10st after ditching her unhealthy habits .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
A teacher has told how she was attacked by a murderer on her way home from a night out but courageously managed to charm him out of strangling her .
A mum-of-two has revealed how she accidentally set her face on fire while lighting a cigarette .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
When mum-of-three Becky Tully was told she couldn’t have any more children due to health reasons, she refused to give up on having the little girl she had always wanted .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
A young polar bear cub becomes the yogi bear as she stretches off for a morning aerobics session .
A teenage girl nicknamed 'spotty dog' by school bullies has embraced the hundreds of birthmarks that cover her entire face and body .