The meadow has lost a lot of its color. The flowers have lost their vibrance and are reduced to exposed seeds and thorns. The dropped leaves and fallen stalks have given way to a clearer view of the meadow. The day was warm for this late in the season, so birds were conversing happily in the vegetation. The sun was a lot lower in the sky and it cast shadows on the already dreary meadow. Even though the area is now grayscale and dead vegetation, it creates a still sense of calm.