Driving Miss Daffodil

April 22, 2018 — The first car show of the new season (second if I'm allowed to include the tracked machine show from February) was a rally and parade in Newport, Rhode Island. The event was called "Driving Miss Daffodil" and was sponsored by the Audrain Automobile Museum on the final day of the week-long Daffodil Days. Participating cars gathered in a parking area at Easton's Beach and were there about half an hour for viewing and photography. More time would have been better as sixty-five cars drifted in, the last just in time for the start of the parade. Cars were decked out in artistic arrangements of daffodils. Highlight of show was a beautifully restored 1936 Packard that transported a couple of very important Rhode Island citizens.

The day was bright and clear, in the 50s and windy, but it felt good after a very cold April up to now. The cars left on a parade from the beach to the Audrain Museum in downtown Newport. They filled two large parking lots where there was opportunity for more pictures. There was also a performance by the Rhode Island Ballet Theater at the nearby Bellevue House. Gardens around the property were filled with daffodils. It's been much too cold for growing this spring, so the flowers must have been raised in greenhouses and transplanted.

I've posted photos and videos of the cars, flowers, parade and parts of the ballet performance at this link:

https://www.linwoodstreet.com/daffodildays/