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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..
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Comments (51)
flaviok
Captura soberba, fantástico momento de beleza da natureza, brilhante, aplausos (5)
thevolunteer
Burrr, I still remember my days living in Michigan. That is why I moved to Hawaii. Too cold for me.... Great shot. Would make great Christmas stationery.
Minda
oh wow! i love snow its beautiful it look like a postcard to me excellent shot sig..:)
kgb224
Excellent capture.
dragonmuse
Absolutely gorgeous.. though to be honest.. would like to see a little less of the stuff.. it still has not totally melted off yet.
ledwolorz
Beautiful winter scene,Wonderful photo.
renecyberdoc
nice surprise the snow i guess.
lizzibell
Beautiful...
brathburn
GREAT WINDER WONDERLAND
lyron
Wonderful!!!
emmecielle
An absolutely superb image! Excellent photo! :)
bmac62
Great snow scene...it could pass for Germany. When I first saw the title I thought you were going to show us a photo taken in Surprise, AZ...the spring training home of our formerly, down-trodden Kansas City Royals.
durleybeachbum
Very beautiful!
jeroni
Wonderful image with a very interesting
PIERRE25
Jolie capture, belle photos!
flora-crassella
ein sehr schönes Foto! ...obwohl - ich kann den Schnee nicht mehr sehen!!!!
qrud
great result, this is a desire for the eye. super
CavalierLady
Beautiful image, Sig, and perfectly composed. Certainly not something one usually thinks of when Arizona is mentioned. Very lovely!!
ejn
Great image
timtripp
GORGEOUS!
allisonbender
I have allways loved these frozen winter scenes, and this one is AWESOME!!! Tom
nikolais
love the white volume you have created here! amazing!
sandra46
Fantastic snowy scene!!! it looks magic!
flavia49
Fabulous picture!!
annie5
It looks like a postcard of Quebec! Superb capture Sig :)
Flint_Hawk
This is a fabulous winter scene!
MrsRatbag
Gorgeous!
marybelgium
superbe !
Hendesse
That's a lot of snow. A wonderful photo!
carlx
Wonderful winter scape and mood!!!