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 (40)
emmecielle
Beautiful flowers! :)
Ziemer
Nice photo. They're Angels Trumpets (Brugmansia (sp?)) They are beautiful, have a wonderful scent, live a long time (mine is close to 20 and there are some in Carmel, CA, that are 50 years old and like trees). They're poisonous, but who would want to eat one?
aureagle
Oh what a beautiful shot friend! You rock! :)
junge1
@Ziemer. Thanks for the info, Sig..
flora-crassella
wunderschöne Blüte!!!!! Super Bild!!!!
drifterlee
Beautiful flowers!!!!
Sea_Dog
Exceptional work. Well done.
psyoshida
They ARE beautiful. Great shot.
SheriffOrr
These are Brugmansias-- Good photo -- I have dozens of them in Connecticut
orig_buggy
there upside down ..lol
frankie96
We have some of these...nice shot..
Hubba1
Awesome shot!
tofi
Great artwork! A fabulous point of view of these exquisite flowers in such a lovely setting! Great subtle colours and tones!
Faemike55
Very lovely flowers! Great photo, Sig!
annie5
The flowers are stunning! Well captured, Sig :)
duncanoooo
Cool!
Richardphotos
beautiful flowers Sig
auntietk
What a gorgeous shot! That color is just lovely. Well done!
bazza
Nice capture this is great, very lovely flowers, well done Sig!!
danapommet
These "Trumpets" are perfect. Gorgeous color. Dana
ragouc
Cool POV and shot.
kgb224
Outstanding capture my friend.
mariogiannecchini
Beautiful shot !
renecyberdoc
just call em flowers like me.hehehe.
junge1
@renecyberdoc. Can't go wrong with calling them flowers if you don't know the name lol!
farmerC
Shining work.
JeffersonAF
Excellent capture.
flavia49
Fabulous capture!!! The flowers are brugmansia a plant member of the Solanaceae Family (as Datura, Belladonna and Brunfelsia. Also included in the Solanaceae family are various potato, tomato, pepper, eggplant and tobacco species). Brugmansia is native to subtropical regions of South America, along the Andes from Colombia to northern Chile, and also in southeastern Brazil. Most parts of the plant contain atropine, scopolamine and hyoscyamine. It has been used as an admixture plant (with Brunfelsia) in ayahuasca brews, a hallucinogenic drink) as well as in poisons and medicines in S. America.
lucindawind
beautiful shot ! I took some photos of these flowers also and have no idea what they are called
carlx
Wonderful capture!!!