A Home Where The Buffalo Roam…
Our little abode sits in the middle of Fieldstone Farms, a large Planned Unit Development in Franklin, Tennessee. Historic Franklin is the heartbeat of Williamson County, one of the fastest growing and most affluent counties in the country, 15 miles from Nashville. Not a day goes by that I don’t wonder at the affluent part and why we’re here, cause we ain’t. If we had not bought almost 14 years ago, just prior to the start of the boom, we would not be here.
As much growth as the area has seen, there is still a significant amount of green space, some of 
it virgin forest, some of it pastureland. Little is farmed for crops now, other than as food and silage for the area livestock. It is amazing that within one mile of the house, we see these sights every day. Lots of beef cattle and horse farms, and the occasional buffalo or llama. Much of this agrarian activity is conducted by gentleman farmers who may be corporate executives, bankers, music or sports celebrities, or just some of the numerous old money folks around here. Some of them made their millions by selling off their back-forty acres, or four-hundred, for development of all that we’ve seen spring up around us over the last 15 years.
Regardless, I for one am glad they are here and have their hobbies of cattle, horses, and exotics. As long as they are here, we’ll have plentiful green space, and kids will grow up knowing what horses and cows and buffalo and llamas and barns and tractors and silos and forests look like.
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Looks nice. Did I ever say I pass through Nashville once or twice a year going back and forth to Illinois? Once I stopped to enjoy “songwriters’ night” at the Bluebird Cafe. Never been to Music Row yet.
We are lucky enough to live on the “corner” of the Orlando megalopolis, and there is much wildlife and open space quite close to us, and much of it will stay that way. We live not far from the confluence of the St. John’s and Wekiva Rivers.
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Holy Horseshit!
If I knew you lived in Franklin, I would have been calling you Mr. Winston. Hey, if the the rich every need some geezer valet parkers, drop me a note. I would work for tips! I’ve always wanted to take a Jag/TaTa off roading.
That is neat to live where you see that regularly. I have a thing about buffalo but usually only see them when in Montana or Wyoming.
Pretty cool! Too bad it has gotten so expensive. Looks like a place I might want to be. Just love the buffalo. Do they ever get loose?
Beautiful pictures!! What a wonderful place to live. I love TN, we go hiking every fall in the Smokey Mts. I’ve never made it to the western side of the state though, will have to put that on my list of places to visit!
I live in Michigan and drive around lakes everywhere I go it seems. I complain about the long winters but the beauty of this state, especially up north makes it worthwhile.
Envy!
It looks beautiful. Be it ever so humble…
Winston, we have an emergency here. Looking at your photos, I just turned green. My husband is panicking, I’ve tried to comfort him by reminding him that I’m Irish and it’s my natural complexion. He’s now laughing and panicking at the same time.
Winston, you are one lucky person to be living in such beauty.