Photo: Ferguson Jenkins Charity Autograph Booth at Chicago Cubs Games

At each of the Chicago Cubs Spring training games, there is an autograph booth for charity featuring Hall of Fame pitcher Ferguson Jenkins and several other former baseball players.

At recent games, the others signing autographs have included Rollie Fingers, Gaylord Perry and other baseball greats.

This photo shows some youngsters with baseballs to autograph.  The profile of Ferguson Jenkins in a red shirt is in the shadow of this iPhone photo.

People obtaining autographs make donations to medical research charitable causes for whom the ballplayers are donating heir services.  They also chat with the fans.

Fans also line up at the entrance to the stadium and along the sides of the field and many ballplayers will sign autographs during Spring training.  It is a more friendly and casual atmosphere than exists during the regular season.

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Photo: Horse Fan Attending a Chicago Cubs Spring Training Game

At last Saturday's Chicago Cubs Spring training game, these three fans sat in front of us. I don't know why, but one of them had a horse head mask.  The fan on the right has a Cubs hat made from a beer box.

Chicago Cubs fans are a festive group.  They particularly seem to enjoy Spring training games, as it does not really matter who wins or loses during Spring training.

This week we are showing photos of the Perito Moreno Glacier in Patagonia, Argentina, on our Viva la Voyage travel photo site.

Photo: A Century of Cubs Logos

On the side of the new Chicago Cubs Stadium in Mesa, they have painted each of the Cubs logos from 1908 to the present.  Maybe they changed their logo hoping it would bring better luck in winning the World Series, which of course they have not done throughout that time.

I saw a Cubs fan who had a Cubs t-shirt that said "Anyone can have a bad century."

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Photo: Removing the Tarp to Reveal an Unplayable Field

The brief rain at last Saturday's Chicago Cubs game stopped before game time and my husband and his son looked forward to the start of the game.  But when the tarp was pulled back, as was occurring during this iPhone photo, the water was deposited on the infield dirt.

They cancelled the game for "unplayable conditions" even though it did not rain at all during game time.    Dave and Stuart then stood in line for nearly 2 hours to exchange their ticket.  They spend the same amount of time at the stadium as they would have if there had been a game.

They of course talked to the people standing in line near them.  They said that there was a real nice family who had driven all the way from Albuquerque to see the game.  One youngster was dressed in San Francisco Giants clothes and his younger brother was in Cubs clothes.  The father had to drive them back the next morning because he had to work, so they would not be able to see a game on Sunday.  At least both boys had autographed baseballs, which they had apparently gotten before the game.

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Photo: Cubs Stadium Sign

This sign incorporates the design of the Wrigley Field sign in Chicago.  The odd thing about the sign is that it is inside the stadium, not visible to people on the outside.

The only purpose of the sign is to provide a backdrop for people to stand in front of while taking photographs.

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Photo: Removing the Tarp at Cubs Stadium

After the rain storm that I showed the last two days passed through after about 20 minutes, the grounds crew removed the tarp and it looked like the game would be played, as there was no rain during the next three hours.

This was only the second game in the new Cubs Stadium, and this was probably the first time the grounds crew had removed the tarp, as it had not rained in more than two months.  Maybe they had practiced how to do it, but maybe not.  I will show more in a few days.

This week we are showing photos from our recent trip to the Galapagos Islands on our Viva la Voyage travel photo site.

Photo: Rain Delay at the New Chicago Cubs Stadium in Mesa

Yesterday I showed the rain storm that arrived at the Chicago Cubs Stadium about 45 before game time on Saturday.  After the brief, 15 minutes of rain, the storm moved eastward, revealing a a patch of blue sky behind the dark storm clouds.

This was the first rain we had received in more than two months, although we did not get very much rain, unlike California.  People in Arizona welcome rain so much that they generally do not complain on the very few occasions when rain interferes with an outdoor event.

With the rain storm passing through, it looked like the Cubs game would be played, as usual, right?  I will show more during the next few days.

This week we are showing photos from our recent trip to the Galapagos Islands on our Viva la Voyage travel photo site.

Photo: Rain Delay at the New Cubs Stadium in Mesa

Yesterday was the second game and first weekend for the new Chicago Cubs Stadium in Mesa.  My husband went to the game.  The big Pacific storm that brought 7 inches of rain to Los Angeles is moving across Arizona this weekend.

My husband called and emailed to me this photo to show the rain they were experiencing at the stadium.  I told him not to worry because it was sunny at our house, about 10 miles away.

I will show some additional photos from his experience at the game during the next few days, including explaining whether they played the game.

Today is Sunday, so we have new photos posted on our Viva la Voyage travel photo site.  This week we are showing some additional photos from our recent trip to the Galapagos Islands.