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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..
Comments (41)
timtripp
marvelous!
kgb224
Wonderful capture my friend.
Alz2008
Wonderful capture and little church, excellent well done..
flora-crassella
hübsche kleine Kirche!!!!
carlx
Beautiful little church!!! Excellent capture!!!
tennesseecowgirl
How pretty, I love the stone wall.
flavia49
great photo!!! I like the contrast between the white church and the dramatic sky!!
lior
So stunning composition and capture!
jeroni
Excellent work and perfect realisation
emmecielle
Great shot and splendid atmosphere! :)
durleybeachbum
A very attractive shot!!
NoobasaurUS
An amazing capture!!! Beautiful chruch and sky! Lovely island scenery!!!!! Great background info!!!!!! Super work!!!!!!
NoelCan
Well done..
Faemike55
Wonderful picture!
annie5
What a pretty church..stunning capture! :)
dragonmuse
Beautiful.. such a serene, yet powerful scene.
jocko500
a very lovely setting for this church
auntietk
The landscape there makes everything look a bit more special, and this is certainly a wonderful building in its own right! I bet the inside was great. Nice image!
MagikUnicorn
Beautiful church
danapommet
I don't see neighborhood churches anymore. This one represents the churches from my childhood. Very well captured. Dana
frankie96
So neat and spotless looking...
duncanoooo
Love the setting of this church, very nice.
Dreamingbee
it looks great - wonderful shot
virginiese
nice church but I'm also amazed with the landscape in the background
bazza
Nice capture of the church, love the stone wall around it fantastic workmanship, also the landscape is marvellous well done!
renecyberdoc
richtig hübsches fleckchen hier.
shadownet
Beautiful looking site.
erlandpil
Good capture picture erland
farmerC
Shining work.
lyron
Wonderful church and landscape. Great shot!!