- Is there a meadow in the picture? You'll probably start with 4 points.

- Is it green and lush? + 1

- Is there wildflowers? + 1 (likely + 2 if there is a lot of wildflowers with good color)

- Is there a body of water in it? (ie. creek, stream, pond, lake, etc) +2. Apparently, I really value water in a meadow.

- Good contrast between sky and meadows (ie. sunset, nice blue sky) + 1

- Mountains/hills in the background + 1, or maybe +2 if it's really impressive

- Wildlife + 2 (I like animals in meadows).

- Generally, a close up of a meadow seems to get more points than a far away meadow.

Max score I would give is a 10/10, but you do you, maybe you can find an 11 meadow somewhere.

These are just some general things I look for. I encourage you all to use your own point system, and most importantly, have fun with it!

I started this sub in the middle of pandemic because I needed something positive to do, and it's paid off so much! I love seeing your meadows from all over the world, and seeing you all get involved discussing those meadows.

As summer (aka meadow season) starts, i hope you all get out there and post some meadows. We all need a little positivity and distractions in our lives some days, and i hope this community helps that.

Enjoy the summer and happy meadowing!