I am back~ I feel like I have abandoned you all. I had a wonderful time in Seattle and enjoyed its' fall colors. Here is some of our color. These flowers bloom in the fall each year.
They are all along the sides of the roads, I wait for them each fall, they always make me think of the book Haunted Mesa by Louis L'Amour. A great read if you haven't already.
We call them sunflowers although I suppose they are some sort of weed/daisy? 
