Some people have a five-year plan. Others have a colour-coded calendar, a perfectly organized morning routine, and an answer to the dreaded question, “Where do you see yourself in five years?” And then there are those of us who are just trying to remember why we walked into a room. Personally, I think there's something to be said for winging it.

The Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens is one of those places that is just pretty… the kind of pretty that makes you want to wander a little slower, take far too many photos and pretend, just for a minute, that you’ve somehow ended up somewhere in Europe.

There’s something about fall and suede that just go together. Soft, rich, and with a little bit of luxe, suede instantly adds warmth and texture without looking like it’s trying too hard. It almost echoes the textures outside this time of year; fallen leaves, deeper colours, and that softer, more layered feeling that seems to arrive as soon as the air turns crisp.