Okay, so... doing a lil fundraiser to replace my damaged adirondack in Bug's pen so I can sit out in the pen comfortably once the weather's a bit nicer. The old one (which was admittedly a cheap-o one Sark got on sale) cracked under taking sun damage for like 2 years straight in the pens (RIP you did your best little chair, you can be a bird chair now). The more solid, polywood ones that shouldn't suffer that kind of brittleness or rot out in the pens like wood are around $220 by me.
And to get there, I'm going to offer Bug Therapy!
For $1, I will assign a problem/worry/person's name of your choosing to a blueberry or grape, and film one of the birds eliminating it from existence. You may also choose to wish upon the fruit or imbue it with a hope instead, to be transformed into energy. I will send the video to you afterward.
For $2, I will do the same, but with a cockroach (not all of them trust roaches are edible, so selection on who gets it may be limited).
For $5, you can hop into a 10 minute video call with Bug the peahen (between 8am and 7pm eastern time, she is asleep otherwise), and tell her all your problems, hopes/dreams, story plots, or just hang out. I will put on noise canceling headphones with some music and make sure the video stays on her, but otherwise, what you tell her is between you and the bird (and probably the bird's daughter, I have no control over that chaos). Calls will be limited to 30 minutes at a time total, but you're welcome to do multiple calls in 10, 20, or 30-minute chunks across multiple days.
I can combine the two, and give the fruit/roach to Bug for you on the call if you want.
Due to me not wanting to overload a single bird on treats, I may have to spread out treat-giving but you can get as many of them as you want. Due to me not wanting to sit outside in the cold all day and Bug's attention span being short, I will probably limit Bug to 2 sessions a day.
If by miracle I get enough people interested in doing treats/calls that I can pay for the chair, I will start a waitlist in case someone cancels, OR pick a new goal (like an actually good camera so I can take better pics/videos!) if this is popular enough.
To get started, please send an e-mail to longfeatherlane at gmail.com with info on which one(s) you want to do, so I can keep track of details easier. I will likely be taking payment through paypal or ko-fi (and I might be able to take venmo but don't quote me), either when I get to you on the list for calls, or when I note you down for treats.