RWS - 10 Swords sand colour theme?

Cara Jackson

is it me, my cards, or is the fallen victim's hair, hand, shirt all the colour of the ground he is lying on, and is this 'ground' sand or dirt, as they mean completely different things. . . yours in puzzlement.

Also - I read somewhere that the 4 elements are shown in the layered background - EArth (of whatever kind?), Water, Fire, then Air - BUT I can see the firey red banding on the water, is this a reflection of a sunset somewhere?

many thanks for all your advice

Cara