IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Rosemary Avenue, LONDON, N3 2QN

Glorious autumn colours on a Maple and a Cherry tree, accentuated in the dull light of a wet day, put the Limes beyond to shame. A postman can be seen on the right hand pavement delivering the mail.

London & North Eastern Railway Signs, on either side of Squires Lane by the bridge over the Northern Line, warn of the consequences of trespassing on the railway. A relic from the days before electrification.

Standard wheelie bin as supplied to households in Finchley. A nice warm spot in the early morning sun. Brings a new meaning to the term 'Kitty Litter'.

Before it became a six lane dual carriageway, the A406 had wide grass verges and pavements on both sides of the road. Parking for the houses in the photo was in garages behind and access to the A406 was via pavement crossings - one is visible just behind the bus. Rosemary Avenue connected with the A406 here, you can see the junction just behind the green car on the right. This photo would now be impossible as I would be standing in the middle of the carriageway. The grass opposite is now Tangle Tree Close, which connects with Rosemary Avenue. There is a wall between the close and the A406 shielding the houses from some of the noise. The bus is RF419, an AEC Regal, running on the eastbound 212 from Dollis Hill to Palmers Green. The route was a result of splitting the unreliable 112 route. Subsequently, it was diverted to Brent Cross at the western end and became the 232.

Fruit on a Rosa rugosa used by the council in their low maintenance gardens.

Originally these houses had addresses on the North Circular Road. When it was rebuilt into a six lane Dual carriageway a wall was built separating the two and the road in front of the houses was given the new name.

This unfriendly looking character was amongst the more usual 'tag' type graffiti on the A406 footbridge over the Northern Line. The bright sunlight shows off the mix of cement and stones forming the concrete parapet well.

A female Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus) rests on the grass at the Long Lane Pasture nature reserve. This species is probably the commonest of the butterflies on this reserve. See Image for the male of the species.

Heatherton Terrace and Belfour Terrace, on the opposite side, flank Squires Lane as it climbs to cross the Northern Line.