my first impression was of encroachment .. and stillness .. and the cold ...
thankyou .. as we have been having very high temps where i live in australia .. heat waves .. many days in a row with little relief .. over 100f in your terms .. over 43c in ours ..
Somehow I prefer this image - the colors are so delicate and so fragile that no memory can do justice and recall them. But you tried, in the modified image. With brio I'll say but the original vulnerability is gone