A loose, scattered flock of bats crosses a pale, hazy sky, silhouetted just right of center above a low horizon. Dark trees frame the left and right edges, a dense band of wild grass fills the foreground, and a misty forest treeline recedes into the distance.

Soft, diffused dusk light and heavy atmospheric haze blur sky into land, while a muted, aged glaze gives the picture an antique patina. Loose dry-brush strokes texture the grasses and treetops against smoothly blended glazing in the sky, in dusty tans, umber and near-black sepia, for a melancholic, quietly eerie autumn mood.