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 (28)
Faemike55
Very beautiful Sig
MagikUnicorn
Wonderful
bmac62
Mid-summer with Christmas coming on fast...sounds strange to us north of the equator doesn't it? Very colorful. Must be a recently digitized image from you old film days.
kgb224
Superb capture my friend. God Bless.
auntietk
Beautiful!! I love the relaxed mood this has, and those purple flowers are marvellous!
renecyberdoc
wurden da die waffen gesegnet??.
AZBO
Reminds me of the sun that we are missing
bazza
Very beautiful, love the cart and the colour of the flowers.. A wonderful capture Sig.
jayfar
A lovely warm scene Sig.
farmerC
Splendid shot.
starship64
Looks like a wonderful place to visit.
Cyve
Fabulous capture and very great colors ... I love this one my friend !!!
dakotabluemoon
Looks so warm and inviting great shot.
mickeyrony
I like this wagon banch And surely a great place to sit and relax max((5++))
flavia49
very beautiful
ontar1
A beautiful place!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
drifterlee
Gorgeous shot!
bobrgallegos
Great capture of this most beautiful place!!
nefertiabet
Beautiful capture my friend!!!
Richardphotos
reminds of a park in Mexico. very beautiful
rockstrider
Wonderful street scene and place Sig!
sandra46
superlative image!
jocko500
very lovely place
UteBigSmile
Ein schönes Foto Siggi, hab's ja gewusst, dass du mal ein Pilot gewesen sein musst, eine gute Wahl - Danke für deine Antwort auf meine Frage!
tigertim
Fab scene.. very serene.. on that note seems quiet for the centre of town! Wonder what it is like 10years on!
erlandpil
Wonderful erland
bebert
superb view
danapommet
Beautiful landscaping in this plaza and a wonderful photo!