Stop and smell the daffodils this Spring Break
Nearly 600 visited the fields on Monday. Photos by Kat Sheridan. 
Damien Mygrant, 3.5, enjoying the flowers. 
Marigold Cadrin, 3, poses for a photo. 
A dog sniffs the flowers while on a walk. 
Two young girls frolic through the fields. 
The daffodils cover the ground in a bed of yellow. 
Maeve Owens peaks around a tree. 
A dog smiles at the camera. 
Dorothy McCullock (8) carries Elsie McCullock (5) on her back while their mother carries Maeve Owens (5) on her back, and Avery Owens watches. 
Regardless of the temperatures, the daffodils survived. 
Keigan Robshaw (6.5) and Lydia Robshaw (8) run through the fields. 
Mark and Brooke Herbert with their 14-month-old son Jasper visited the fields from Taunton. 
Meghan Robshaw and Keigan, 6.5, kneel to take a close look at the flowers. 
Bodhi (13,) Piper (10,) and Jaime Schumacher visited with their dog. 
Couples visited for a nice date night. 
Justina, James Jr., Khadijah (1) and Naima (6) Perry visited as a family. 
Dogs are welcome, on leashes, to visit the fields. 
Turner Mygrant, 6.5, found a nice spot to sit. 
A couple of dogs enjoyed investigating the fields.
Nearly 600 visited the fields on Monday. Photos by Kat Sheridan.
Damien Mygrant, 3.5, enjoying the flowers.
Marigold Cadrin, 3, poses for a photo.
A dog sniffs the flowers while on a walk.
Two young girls frolic through the fields.
The daffodils cover the ground in a bed of yellow.
Maeve Owens peaks around a tree.
A dog smiles at the camera.
Dorothy McCullock (8) carries Elsie McCullock (5) on her back while their mother carries Maeve Owens (5) on her back, and Avery Owens watches.
Regardless of the temperatures, the daffodils survived.
Keigan Robshaw (6.5) and Lydia Robshaw (8) run through the fields.
Mark and Brooke Herbert with their 14-month-old son Jasper visited the fields from Taunton.
Meghan Robshaw and Keigan, 6.5, kneel to take a close look at the flowers.
Bodhi (13,) Piper (10,) and Jaime Schumacher visited with their dog.
Couples visited for a nice date night.
Justina, James Jr., Khadijah (1) and Naima (6) Perry visited as a family.
Dogs are welcome, on leashes, to visit the fields.
Turner Mygrant, 6.5, found a nice spot to sit.
A couple of dogs enjoyed investigating the fields.
The daffodils are almost at full bloom at Parson’s Reserve, aligning perfectly with students’ spring break so that families can go and admire the flowers together.
“We came here just for a day trip, because he had off school and we’re really into doing outdoor stuff,” said Rebecca, who traveled from Boston with her son, “It’s lovely.”
On Saturday, April 18, about 1,700 people came to see the yellow and white flowers, according to Daffodil Ranger Donna Ridolfi. She expects that about as many would be coming out on Monday, April 20 as well. As of noon that day, about 600 people had already come to visit.
“I regularly hear people talk about having driven two, two and a half hours to get here,” said Ridolfi.
She listed people having come from Rhode Island, Deerfield, Cape Cod and even New Hampshire.
People of all ages flocked out to admire the flowers, from babies only a few weeks old in their parents' arms to elderly people who sit on the benches and admire the flowers.
“I like it,” said a three-year-old member of the Messier family.
The flowers were between 75% and 80% bloom on Saturday, with a few wilting from the near-freezing temperatures Sunday night. However, with warmer weather coming and some buds not having bloomed yet, Ridolfi stated they expect the flowers to perk back up.
“I think they’re beautiful,” said another member of the Messier family, “They’re definitely blooming more than I was anticipating.”
