Sunflowers - better now?

It is a bit odd but both of us - myself and J - like some of our sunflowers even now when they, well... do not look as glorious as few weeks ago!

I though of getting rid of them today and planting something new instead, but then just could not do it! Maybe it is insane, but I can not cut them down only because they are not anymore pretty, young and yellow. I decided I needed to let them to retire in our garden with dignity :-)
Only one we wanted to check if it is ready to eat... and I feel a bit bad about it...

And we still have some baby sunflowers...