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 (14)
durleybeachbum
Very dramatic!
LivingPixels
Awesome scene with an abundance of God rays a super scan for sure great shot!!
Buffalo1
Looks like a winter snow scene!
ontar1
Fantastic scene, great capture!
starship64 Online Now!
Beautiful and dramatic shot. Nicely captured.
flavia49
marvelous
farmerC
Shining.
dochtersions
Such great mood is on it, and the sand looks like snow to me.
virginiese
I was in White Sands National monument in 2000 ;-) Great capture !
Richardphotos
a deceased cousin of mine had an orchard farm there close. everyday he would go out to his trees. one day when he did not return for lunch his wife went looking for him. she found him sitting on the ground leaning against a tree deceased. I know he died doing what he loved.
great capture
Juliette.Gribnau
wonderful
auntietk
I like seeing your older, scanned shots. We wanted to go to White Sands, but were in the motorhome, and didn't want to go up that big hill and back down the other side. :( Too bad ... it's a bucket list item I might not get to cross off!
junge1
Several people commented that it looks like snow. As a matter of fact the sand is so white, that on a parking lot some distance into the park, where the drifting sand had been shoved aside, it looked like the lot had been cleared of snow!
Faemike55
wild and beautiful