Bousquetaerials.com / Nate Bousquet

A gaggle of hardy spectators turned out at the crack of dawn Thursday as the Ladies of the Rolling Pin welcomed in spring with a May Day dance at the beach in Narragansett.

The Ladies, dancing in their black dresses, white aprons and white caps, are a border Morris dancing troupe that has been greeting May at the Narragansett beach for the last three years. In this aerial photo, shot at 6:15 a.m., they are dancing in a circular pattern in a parking lot that adjoins the landmark Towers. A bit of the building is visible in the photo’s upper right corner; the patio at the nearby Coast Guard House stands behind it.

The photos in this series are shot from a 2½-pound radio-controlled airplane mounted with a camera, and operated by Nate Bousquet of Don Bousquet and Son Aerial Photography.

—ALAN ROSENBERG

South County Regional Editor