Hi, I am Sig (junge1),
I was born in Dominikus- Krankenhaus in Berlin-Hermsdorf, Bezirk Reinickendorf in December 1939. Bezirk Reinickendorf was one of 20 Bezirke that made up Gross-Berlin before World War II and one of 12 Bezirke that made up former West-Berlin, the other 8 Bezirke were Russian occupied and became East-Berlin after the war. Moved from Berlin to Neurohlau (Nova Role) Sudetenland (now Czech Republic), in August 1943 (our entire block of apartment buildings was bombed out in November 1943) and returned back to Berlin in November 1945. Saw my dad the first time in my life in August/September 1946 after he returned from POW camp. Attended elementary school in Berlin-Waidmannslust, high school in Berlin-Hermsdorf, and trade school in Berlin-Kreuzberg. Was an apprentice for the trade of Klischeeaetzer (photo engraver) at Burrath & Schmidt on Friedrichstrasse between U-Bahnhof Kochstrasse (near to what later became Checkpoint Charlie) and Hallisches Tor.
While watching Allied planes supplying West-Berlin by air during the Berliner Luftbruecke in 1948-49 I developed my love for aircraft. I guess I could be considered a 'Berliner Grosschnauze", or at least I used to be.
'Wanderlust' led me to leave Berlin in summer 1960 to emigrate to Toronto, Canada and in February 1962 to move from Canada to New York City, NY, USA. In January 1963 I joined the United States Air Force, one step ahead of Uncle Sam drafting me. Became a United States citizen within 7 weeks after it became a security issue because of my military career. One day after I was sworn in as a citizen in Seattle, my entire unit left for Southeast Asia in June 1966. After nearly 5 years of active duty (extended 11 months to make it an 18 months overseas deployment) I got discharged and moved to New York City. In 1973 I moved to Phoenix, Arizona and two years later joined the Arizona Air National Guard.
Received my higher education at Arizona State University and the University of Georgia and worked for 22 years for the Arizona Department of Water Resources in various capacities. Upon military retirement in 1999 and State retirement in 2005 I looked at a number of things to keep me occupied. Traveling and joining 'renderosity' in September 2007 were a couple of them,
Sig..
Comments (27)
flora-crassella
...diese Hortensie hat eine wunderschöne blaue Farbe! Schönes Foto!
tetsu-pino
Woow!! Very beautiful!!!!
DarkStormCrow
Excellent capture and colors, well done..
durleybeachbum
Hydrangeas. A nice pic.
junge1
Thanks Andrea!
virginiese
WOW ! Andrea is a master for blossoms :-) Sig, your picture is very nice and the blossoms are gorgeous ! Bravo
artaddict2
nice capture Sig. a full blossom indeed!
SapUS59
an excellent capture Sig of this beautiful plant.
bebert
très jolie " boule" !!
jeroni
nice mood, great composition
tallpindo
It's good you wrote that. My narrow perspective would have said violets.
rawdodb
Gorgeous Flowers! Excellent shot!!!
Janiss
Wonderfull composition with sublim colors Sig!
RobyHermida
Fantastic, very nice image!! Roby ........................ :O)
fredster66
Nice!
timtripp
marvelous sig
emmecielle
it's a hydrangea... The acidity of the soil affects the color of flowers: blue indicates a more acid soil. Beautiful shot! :)
kgb224
Excellent capture.
tennesseecowgirl
Sure is pretty!!
MrsLubner
A very lovely and healthy hydrangea this is. The individual flowers are small then our hybrid types but it is sturdier and more robust. Excellent shot!
Richardphotos
they sell them here in Home Depot.they are beautiful flowers as your capture
lucindawind
gorgeous!
jocko500
super looking
junge1
Thanks for the clarification. Just to let everyone know the extend of my knowledge-never even heard of a hydrangea.
dragonmuse
I used to have them in my yard.. just loved them.. ranged from pink to blue to purple. Lovely shot.
thevolunteer
Beautiful shot. We call them snow ball but they are Hydrangeas. Great pov. Aloha
Iceshark39
Fantastic capture! Beautiful colours on those hydrangea.