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 (33)
Faemike55
Wonderful shot!
jocko500
very lovely place to sit and eat.
lior
Such a lovely place!
carlx
Very lovely place!!! Excellent capture!!!
Valentin
I love very much this wonderful scenery with these vivid colours !
emmecielle
Excellent shot! :)
mermaid
what a lovely place, Sig, and the lilac of the trees gives such a wonderful touch
flavia49
nice place to relax and have a lunch!
junge1
The trees are Jacaranda, my favorites. I have one in front of my house. It blooms here in Phoenix in April and May. They are from Brazil!
dragonmuse
Lovely city scene.. and those trees are beautiful.
lyron
Very cool capture!!
drifterlee
Gorgeous shot!!!!!!
tennesseecowgirl
awesome place!
bazza
Excellent capture like the shape of the end of that building.. wonderful Sig!!
unstart
A lovely place and beautiful trees!
annie5
A wonderful place to relax! Ext perspective..well captured :)
shadownet
:O)
bmac62
Hi Sig, the photos of your journeys continue to impress:) Hope you are doing well.
watapki66
Great shot!
MrsLubner
As big as this city seems to be, it has a very close feeling about it. Great shot.
kgb224
Superb capture my friend.
thevolunteer
Almost like Fort Street Mall Downtown Honolulu. Nice capture. Aloha
renecyberdoc
viva argentina,no ....dont cry for me argentine lol.fine shot siggy.
farmerC
Shining Shot.
debbielove
Beautiful... To eat outside, with the girl you love.. In the sun, along colourful streets.. Wonderful shot, Sig.. Life, goes on.. lol Rob
garegaupe
Wonderful
Minda
love the place and beautiful capture sig.
flora-crassella
wunderschön, die blühenden Bäume! Schönes Foto!
greensleeves81
I Love those flowers. Lovely colour- Lavender? Look at their natural shape. Great shot!
auntietk
Wonderful image! I love the jacaranda trees. We don't have any, of course, so this looks pretty exotic to me! Really excellent photo, my friend.