Daffodil blooms line the pathways at Blithewold in Bristol, Rhode Island.
Photo Credit : Julie Bidwell
For the 2015 Yankee travel feature “Spring Comes to Narragansett Bay,” photographer Julie Bidwell captured the beauty of coastal Rhode Island in spring and early summer, including bustling Newport and the rocky coastline in Jamestown. Below you’ll find a collection of some of our favorite outtakes that didn’t make it into print.
The Beauty of Narragansett Bay in Spring
Under sail in Narragansett Bay’s quiet waters early in the season with the iconic Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge in the distance. Photo Credit : Julie BidwellDaffodil blooms line the pathways at Blithewold in Bristol, Rhode Island. Photo Credit : Julie BidwellA building (find business name) in downtown Bristol has a sunny yellow exterior. Photo Credit : Julie BidwellThe bike path along the harbor in Bristol is framed by white blooms. Photo Credit : Julie BidwellA wooden gate leads to fields and stone walls at Mt. Hope Farm. Photo Credit : Julie BidwellPicnic tables line the walkway along Narragansett Bay at Colt State Park in Bristol. Photo Credit : Julie BidwellThe classic Del’s lemonade truck in Jamestown is a welcome sign of spring. Photo Credit : Julie BidwellThe rocky coast in Jamestown at Beavertail State Park. Photo Credit : Julie BidwellOne of the many animals at Green Animals Topiary Garden in Portsmouth being worked on. Photo Credit : Julie BidwellWatson Farm cows. Photo Credit : Julie BidwellA wooden American flag adorns the barn at Watson Farm. Photo Credit : Julie Bidwell
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This post was first published in 2015 and has been updated.