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Kat Hui empties sap into a bucket Wednesday afternoon at A Wrinkle in Thyme Farm on Black Mountain Road in Sumner. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Marty Elkin sits in the family 4×4 driven by her daughter Kim McGuire on Wednesday as they make their way through the woods at A Wrinkle in Thyme Farm on Black Mountain Road in Sumner. Collecting sap is Elkin’s granddaughter Mattison McGuire. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Dennis Elkin collects sap buckets Wednesday afternoon at A Wrinkle in Thyme Farm on Black Mountain Road in Sumner. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Kim McGuire drives the family 4×4 with collection drums in the back Wednesday afternoon as Kat Hui empties sap at A Wrinkle in Thyme Farm on Black Mountain Road in Sumner. Hui, a restaurateur from Los Angeles, uses her vacation time to come to Maine and help on the farm. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Kim McGuire drives the family 4×4 with collection drums in the back Wednesday afternoon as family and friends follow her to collect sap at A Wrinkle in Thyme Farm on Black Mountain Road in Sumner. The family has been making maple syrup for over 30 years, now tapping 400 trees, all using buckets. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Baby lambs relax in the barn Wednesday afternoon at A Wrinkle in Thyme Farm on Black Mountain Road in Sumner. The farm will be open this weekend’s Maine Maple Sunday Weekend where the sheep are a big attraction. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Mattison McGuire waits for her mother with their 4×4 Wednesday afternoon as they collect sap at A Wrinkle in Thyme Farm on Black Mountain Road in Sumner. The farm will be taking part in this weekend’s Maine Maple Sunday Weekend. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
A lamb and its mother relax in the barn Wednesday afternoon at A Wrinkle in Thyme Farm on Black Mountain Road in Sumner. The farm will be open for this weekend’s Maine Maple Sunday Weekend, where the sheep are a big attraction. 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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