Birdhouses, the work of Michael Cinque, the owner of Amagansett Wine and Spirits, have popped up in recent weeks. “Making sawdust is really what I do,” he said recently. “Occasionally, we get birdhouses out of them.”

A postcard shows a group of men lining up at Camp Upton in Yaphank to receive their new uniforms and start training as soldiers during World War I.

In spite of a shady backyard and miserable soil in Sag Harbor, the chives and parsley return first. They can be snipped constantly to add to salads, roast birds, baked potatoes, any vegetable dish, egg salads, and grilled fish.