Spit drinking Beetle

Well I think we've had a months worth of rain in a day today, which has left my bird table empty for most of the day. Can't blame them for finding shelter. When the rain finally stopped this evening I went out to see if I could see anything new. What I did notice was a huge amount of Cuckoo Spit everywhere, much more than in previous years. Has anyone else noticed that this year? What really took my attention was this Beetle, who looked like he was drinking up all the spit in order to eat the grub inside. You can just about see the bug right a the bottom of the spit , probably hoping the Beetle will get full before he reaches him.When the rain stopped the damp ground bought all the Midges out, first ones this year and they were in biting mode, so I lit up my Chimera to keep them at bay and it worked. I spotted another wild flower today, not sure what it is, I am useless of my flowers. The Woodpecker braved the rain and started to hammer on the telegraph pole. He then flew straight over my head, so close. After the visit from the squirrels yesterday I did need to buy some new feeders. It took until late this afternoon a before any bird braved them, the Siskins were the first back. The Wood Pigeon showed himself today. I can usually only hear him calling from inside next doors tree. My edible garden surprised me today. I woke up and found my Pak Choi had 'bolted' overnight. I presumed that meant I'd left it too late to eat, as it does with broccoli and things but I checked online and 50% of the sites I visited said 'the best bit of a pak Choi is the stem as it's bolting and just before the flowers open. So today was the day. I excitedly got my knife out cut a bit off and chewed. Yuck! It was all stringy. Last time I believe the Internet heheee. I did have one success though. I picked some of my Lemon Balm and Lemon mint and infused with some honey and lemon and it was lovely. Can't wait for my Blueberries to ripen. yum yum. Oh I almost forgot, the Blue Tits. Well I don' know what has happened. Today there was no signs of the parents or any noise coming from the nest box. I've even looked in the hedges and trees but nothing. Usually they stay close by for a few days and I see them in the bush next to the feeder. But No, not even twitter. It's strange too as Blue Tits don't usually fledge in bad weather. Alan's just told me he saw the Jays hanging around there yesterday so maybe, I hate to say it, but maybe the Jays have got them. I'll keep scanning the bushes just in case. Oh finally, I heard Phil the Phesant on the hill today. The bad weather must have bought him down. Maybe he'll pop by tomorrow for dinner.