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.
HMS Ark Royal arrives in the Turkish port of Aliaga at the ship scrapping firm Leyal’s yard .
HEART-MELTING shots of a French bulldog and a ten-month-old French baby could be the cutest you’re likely to see .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
HEARTWARMING belongings lie abandoned in this eerie former dairy farm which has been left to crumble away for decades .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .