A swarm of butterflies forming temporary stained-glass windows in the air

Dawn close-up of a few butterflies resting on rain-dark window glass, each wing catching metallic color like individual shards of stained glass before the larger pattern is understood.

Late morning on a community arts rooftop, Nora R watches dozens of butterflies rise from mural paint trays and begin arranging themselves into a floating rose-window pattern above the parapet.

Evening at the riverside walkway, the growing swarm stretches between lampposts like a temporary glowing chapel wall while the Riverspan Fiddler plays beneath it and passersby stop in quiet awe.

Night aerial view over the neighborhood as the butterflies complete one vast stained-glass window in the sky, briefly revealing a radiant map of homes, streets, and river before scattering into stars of color.