Jagged snowy mountains catch peach light from a pale sky and reflect faintly in a calm lake. Dark evergreens crowd both banks. A mother duck leads her ducklings across the water, a bird soars near the peaks, and a few tiny animals graze on the far slope.

The foreground is a tangle of wildflowers: blue bellflowers, pink blooms and yellow buttercups among tall grasses, with a butterfly hovering over them. The brushwork is rich and layered, which gives the scene a storybook feel.