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 (28)
renecyberdoc
I am telling you ,i am glad to live in spain now,(born and raised in Luxembourg),it's freezing cold not good for me??. nice shot here.
flora-crassella
...eine wunderschönes Winter Foto!!!!
PIERRE25
Belle atmosphère dans cette jolie photo!
virginiese
Yes, it is really foggy ! Nice capture
jeroni
Splendid composition and colors my friend
artaddict2
Wonderful snow scene, the fog adds atmosphere!
marybelgium
great snow scene!
qrud
Germany, St. Coloman church, Bavaria This church is located in Schwangau, (near Neuschwanstein) ,love it. in the holiday it is my home, and is located in Hohenschwangau, Germany
Ravenlady
A lovely and pretty vision! fantastic
kgb224
Excellent capture my friend.
Miska7
Very nice shot!
MrsRatbag
So beautiful!
bmac62
Very interesting photo. The weather adds a layer of mystery. I never realized the church was this big having only seen it from the front. Bill
thevolunteer
Looks pretty cold to me. Beautiful winter shot. Hope you had a great holiday. Aloha
moonrancher
Nice and moody. I'm surprised at all that fog! When it gets that cold here, we see bright blue skies and very dry air.
flaviok
Fantástica, captura imperdivel, aplausos (5)
bronwyn_lea
Beautiful picture!
lucindawind
its pretty even in the fog and gray clouds !
emmecielle
Fantastic snowy photo! :)
Minda
oh my! sig love this photo love those snow very much..its beautiful...excellent shot.
bebert
very nice shot
durleybeachbum
Very wintery!!
katy555
Great picture, the lighting is fantastic... Happy New Year…
pixelmeister
Fantastic shot!
MagikUnicorn
Beautiful shot !
Kelena
I like the other more because of the colours
debbielove
Brilliant! Such Winter atmosphere. A lovely Winter scene. Good one, Rob.
junge2
I might be moving to Stuttgart in the fall. What do you think?