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 (26)
jayfar
A lovely crisp and clear view.
bakr
very nice +++++5
Hendesse
Dry land, but a fantastic view. Excellent shot!
mickeyrony
Désertique vue mon ami Mais j'aime bien regarder quand même . Bravo et mille mercis de partager ((5++))
crunch01
Ahhh great place to ride! very good pic bright clear great saturation fantastic sibject... I love AZ
flaviok
Mas que captura maravilhosa meu amigo, excelente, aplausos (5)
sandra46
AMAZING MOOD
Faemike55
Very good and beautiful photo. Seeing these photos puts a lot of Tony Hillerman's novels into perspective. Thanks
tennesseecowgirl
Great view!!
npauling
A great clear capture and I bet it looks quite different when they hold the rodeo here. Those hills in the background look great too.
auntietk
Mike's comment reminded me ... Have we talked about Tony Hillerman? If you haven't read his books, you're missing out. His stories take place in and around Shiprock, and his detectives are Navajo police officers. Excellent stuff! If you've already read them, you'll know why I mention it. :)
bmac62
Fine photo Sig. I never mind visiting this country but it is ever barren, dusty and mostly hot. I guess we all have our niche...these folks seemingly have no expectations of living under any other conditions...
bebert
very nice view
gaius
A very dry, desolated area but a very good photo.
bazza
Cool shot Sig, very barren looking area alright who would want to live there!!
kgb224
Superb capture my friend. God Bless.
farmerC
Shining shot.
flavia49
fabulous shot
bobrgallegos
Outstanding capture of this desert landscape!
debbielove
Looking more and more like a western scene.. What a shot, change the angle and there would be....nothing.. Excellent Sig.. Oh! I had your mail, read it all, sounds BRILLIANT! LOL I look forward to seeing loads of shots ...some a bit unsteady due to too much beer! lol Rob
Jean_C
Superb image, very desolated landscape!
drifterlee
Cool. I love rodeos!
mariogiannecchini
Outstanding capture of this desert landscape!
lyron
Very nice capture!!
rachris480907
There's a wild kind of beauty there. I confess, in all my years in Arizona, I never fully fell in love with it, but I did come to appreciate it at some level. This photo sure gives the sense of the distances and open space in this part of the U.S. Another great shot, Sig.
danapommet
I can’t believe how desolate this area is. You don’t see this when you just drive from one National Park to another.