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.
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
HEART-MELTING shots of a French bulldog and a ten-month-old French baby could be the cutest you’re likely to see .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
