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Tracie Mason, right, films her grandson, Daxton, eating cotton candy. “He was super excited to try it for the first time today after reading a book about it,” Tracie said as he gobbled it down. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
After eating the candy inside, Kat Smith of Paris dumps empty eggs into a pail her mother, Nicole, is holding. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Jackson Smith of Paris patiently waits for his mother, Nicole, to open one of the eggs he found and give him the candy inside. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Lily Davie opens an egg she found hidden in flowers Saturday at Young’s Greenhouse in Paris during its “Opening Day Easter Egg Hunt Celebration.” In addition to the egg hunt, there was free live music, games, cotton candy and popcorn sponsored by Moss Brook Church. And of course there was lots of plants and planting supplies on sale. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Michael Myrick dresses up as the Easter Bunny at Young’s Greenhouse in Paris. “I didn’t come for the egg hunt but did buy some pansies to start the season off,” he said Saturday while hopping from one greenhouse to the other, meeting lots of friends from the community and making new ones. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Jadzia Davie of Norway holds her grandson, Lukas Davie, as he plucks an egg hidden among some flowers. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Emilia Villafane of Paris blows bubbles Saturday at Young’s Greenhouse in Paris. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Michael Myrick, left, of Paris, dressed as the Easter Bunny,  walks away from another furry friend Saturday morning at Young’s Greenhouse in Paris. “I didn’t come for the egg hunt but did buy some pansies to start the season off,” he said while hopping from one greenhouse to the other meeting lots of friends from the community and making new ones. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Though the line to get into Young’s Greenhouse looks long, it moved along at a steady pace Saturday morning. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Brooklynn Easter of Paris can’t quite decide where to go next as her basket was nearly full with the 10 egg limit. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Matilda Casper peeks through a character cutout Saturday at Young’s Greenhouse in Paris. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

A lifelong resident of Lewiston, Russ stumbled into photography as a college student working toward a career in psychology. His great-grandfather Louis B. Costello was the publisher of the Lewiston Daily...

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