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.
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
A Canadian woman who is obsessed with all things mythical has had her ears cut and shaped to look like an ELF .
A Zumba-mad grandma has lost almost 14st after becoming addicted to the popular dance craze .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
The mother of a young woman stabbed 26 times by her ex-partner for having a secret abortion has told how her daughter was cruelly betrayed by her own social worker .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
The family of a disabled boy who died in a tragic accident at a care home have received a four figure payout after an inquest heard carers allowed him to fall rather than restrain him because of "health and safety" fears .