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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 (35)
bazza
Great capture what an idyllic looking place Sig..
bmac62
Great shot...but not idyllic setting for me. Afterall what's life without at least a good car, a paved road, a bar of soap and a shower? Right Sig? Lol...
lyron
Very nice shot!!!
bimm3d
wonderful place and photo!!
renecyberdoc
thats my place man never drove a car in my life lol.
farmerC
Shining.
rockstrider
Great street scene Sig! Sounds like a much easier way of life!
Simpleworks
Cool beach shot.
flaviok
Fascinante captura meu amigo, aplausos (5)
Richardphotos
so very candid.shows the real enchilada for lack of a better word
Dreamingbee
another wonderful place shot !!!
Rainastorm
Pretty cool capture!
flavia49
superb shot!
Minda
like the way u captured this sig very very nice...
Faemike55
and I see that walking the bike is another way. Great capture
drifterlee
Lovely shot!
kbrog
Wonderful street capture! :)
psyoshida
It is a lifestyle one could get accustomed to easily that, mixed with the climate and it's paradise. Great shot, I'm on my way down. :)
Hendesse
Beautiful place, especially the weather. Excellent and interesting shot!
jayfar
Nice shot of life in the Southern Hemisphere.
DananJaya_Chef
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend.
jocko500
wonderful place. bet you can rest here all the time
SSoffia
Beautiful place^& perspective !!!!!
bkhook
Nice real life capture.
anitalee
Great shot
VEDES
VERY NICE PLACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
shadownet
I love scenes like this! Makes me want to travel to faraway exotic places! Excellent capture!
sandra46
wonderful composition
auntietk
Another place I needed to research! You tend to keep me busy for quite a while when you post an image, my friend. This time I was on Wiki, and looking at maps, checking out photographs ... and it does look quite restful! I'm sure I could keep myself occupied there for a nice long time. Beautiful place!