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 (47)
Faemike55
This looks like a wonderful place to explore! I hope you took a lot of pictures of this hike!
schonee
WOW Beautiful capture!
renecyberdoc
absolutely beautiful even .lol.
auntietk
What a beautiful place to linger and enjoy the sounds of the natural world. It brings me peace just to look at it.
bazza
Great capture, lovely place to walk through, Beautiful!!
psyoshida
This is what I think of when I think of Tahiti, beautiful jungles and the water of course. Excellent shot with beautiful lighting.
blinkings
What a beautiful place to explore.
Hendesse
Excellent shot of this beautiful and interesting trail.
lyron
Excellent capture!!
FutureFantasyDesign
Beautiful section of nature! Fav Fav Fav! Ariana
kgb224
Wonderful capture my friend.
Umbetro38
excellent waht you show here
PIERRE25
Une très jolie photo!
ledwolorz
Fantastic photo.
Alex_Antonov
Excellent!
emmecielle
Enchanting view! :)
flora-crassella
soooo schön!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
casmindo
Nice job Sig. The pretty jungle trail in a beautiful land!
thecytron
Xcellent color photo!
kftate
Very beautiful capture! Excellent!!
jeroni
Splendid composition and colors my friend
NoobasaurUS
Amazing capture!!!! Super composition and color detail!!!! Looks like a wonderful place to trek!!!!!! Outstanding job!!!!!
flavia49
fantastic shot!!
durleybeachbum
So enticing!
dbrv6
Beautiful - glad you shared this one.
Alz2008
Wonderful capture, "excellent" well done..
sandra46
superlative shot
carlx
Fantastic vegetation and atmosphere!!!
farmerC
Fantastic.
Richardphotos
beautiful forest shot Sig