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 (30)
dragonmuse
What a lovely place to relax :)
renecyberdoc
yeah relaxing with a "Cerveza" i guess-lol.
auntietk
Oh wow ... what a wonderful image! The light is fabulous. I'm just sitting staring ...
bmac62
Great shot...and who do we have here enjoying a long neck?
jclP
greatplace to relax,nice shot
lyron
Wonderful place. Great shot!!!
emmecielle
Excellent capture! :)
jeroni
Splendid composition and colors my friend
PIERRE25
Jolie capture, superbe photo!
kgb224
Excellent capture.
timtripp
a relaxing place... WONDERFUL!
flavia49
I need a place like that one!!! Great pic!
sandra46
It looks perfect for relaxing. Great light and composition!
lucindawind
wonderful candid shot
MrsRatbag
Excellent shot!
shadownet
Looks like the perfect spot to relax too!
beachzz
Yep, it is perfect---what a great shot!!
annie5
A very nice place to relax! Excellent lighting too :)
thevolunteer
Sure looks pretty relaxing to me too. Nice shot. Aloha
virginiese
He is verious serious and thoughtful... I also love the vegetation in the background
MrsLubner
You captured the humidity quite well. :-) I have sat with a cold beer plenty in the tropical climate back home, hoping I could sit like that the rest of the day until the mosquitoes came out to find me. Great shot.
flaviok
Assim vale a pena. Excelente meu amigo, aplausos (5)
drifterlee
Great shot!!!!
bronwyn_lea
What a beautiful place to relax!
Sylvia
~Tranquilo & Evocativo~ Se siente el calor del atardecer... EXCELENTE!!!
MongusKing
Awesome work my friend!!!
Minda
sig my friend thought that was you..:):)...u did a great shot of this guy he look so relax..
debbielove
Thanks for this! Brings back memories of Happy holidays with Debbie, sitting sipping cocktails in the setting sun, somewhere in the world, or on a cruise ship! Great picture, my friend. Take care! Rob.
pixelmeister
Well done!
bebert
surement un endroit très agréable...