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..
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Comments (23)
Richardphotos
beautiufl trees. I enjoy drives on highways with trees bordering each side
ArtistKimberly
Amazing Image,
giulband
Superb composition of ther photo !!!!
virginiese
Very nice road and trees.
soffy
Impressive trees,a wonderful shot*****
starship64
Nice capture.
Cyve
Fantastic trees and place... Fantastic shot also !!!
Faemike55
Very nice capture! Those are beautiful trees
efron_241
That is special
UteBigSmile
Oh' Mann, wenn so einer umkippt, dann gibt's nen Totalschaden!
ontar1
Wow, great looking trees!
blankfrancine Online Now!
Beautiful trees and overall view.Great capture.
MrsRatbag
Bet it smells nice; we had a long row of quite tall eucalyptus trees bordering my elementary school playground, and that scent is a huge part of my childhood! Lovely capture
drifterlee
Gorgeous woods and shot!!!
SunriseGirl
I did not realize they got so tall and such beautiful wood too.
KarmaSong
I still remember seeing such trees on my visit to California , as I was heading for Big Sur ! A superb capture, Sig !
durleybeachbum
A lovely photo, but I really hate when folk plant them in gardens here, they get so tall and then we are forbidden in my district from felling anything thicker than a mans arm!
junge1
@durleybeachbum: And they are messy Andrea. I had one in front of my condo and it constantly was shedding bark, which is highly combustible.
npauling
A lovely capture of this beautiful stand of Eucalyptus trees, I love their bare trunks.
farmerC
Shining shot.
auntietk
I think they're beautiful, and I love the bark, but I hear they're now an invasive in California.
kgb224
Wonderful capture my friend. God bless.
flavia49
Beautiful