Middle Age (Autumn)
The second panel symbolizes fall, middle age, and acceptance. The bear is no longer naïve, but knowledgeable and wise, knowing full well his fate. He travels up the hill following the leaf that leads him onward through life. He no longer smiles, but rather is content with his life. The tree still lurks in the background, but is no longer separate from him. The small bunny looks up to him, foreshadowing his death.