LESSON 34

Nature

BAY Open right hand palm              CLIFF Right hand open                   CREEK Form right hand

left fingers inclined downward           fingers point forward -                      finger spelt "C" move

in front of body - describe an            move formation down and                formation back towards

arc left to right moving back              away to right in a series of                body in a watery motion.

towards body - and with                   shallow arcs.

palm facing body.

DESERT Hold open left                 FOREST Place right thumb             FRONT Move open right

hand in front of body.                       on edge of extended index                hand with stress around

Extend right hand index finger           finger other fingers spread.               open left hand fingertips

other fingers on ball of thumb            Move right arm down left arm          ending with right hand in

- slide tips of fingers and                   hand open in shallow arcs.               front of left hand.

thumb to the right along

left forearm.

HARBOUR Form left                    HELLO Move open right                HILL Move the open right

hand whole handed "C".                   hand palm forward in an                   hand in a small arc from left

Move open right hand                      arc to the right.                                 to right at about shoulder 

inside left formation                                                                                  height -  fingers point

starting at left  fingertips.                                                                          forward throughout. 

HUGE Extend index and                 LAKE Extend right hand                  LOVELY Move the 

middle fingers of both                       index finger and thumb.                     fingertips of the open right

hands and cross in front                    Move this formation palm                 hand across the chin from

of body. Move hands to                   down left to right across                    left to right and close to

either side in an arc.                          body in a wavy movement.               end in a fist thumb extended.

MOUNTAIN Place index               OCEAN Form "O" with                  PLAIN Place right hand 

fingers of open hands                        right hand. Move this                       thumb between right extended

together and move hands                  formation in a wavy motion              index and middle fingers.

down and apart in zigzags.                down at left forearm.                       Slide middle finger of this

                                                                                                               formation along left forearm

                                                                                                               towards fingertips of open

                                                                                                               left hand.

POND Right hand thumb                 RIVER Move both open                SAY Move side of 

and index finger forms "O".               hands forward in a curved                extended right hand index 

Rock hand while moving                   movement.                                       finger forward from the

formation left to right in                                                                            chin.

front of body.

SEA Move right fist in a                   THEN Move extended                   THING Extend both index 

wavy motion above left                     right index finger from                      fingers and place thumbs of  

forearm from elbow to                      left to right in front of body              these formations together -

waist.                                               with stress.                                      roll hands to palms up as

                                                                                                              hands move right. Repeat

                                                                                                              action from new position.

THOSE Hold cupped right              US Place extended right                   WALK "Walk" extended

hand away from the body                 hand index fingertip at right               index and middle fingers

and move in small horizontal             side of chest - swing tip of                along palm of open left

anticlockwise circles.                        this formation out in a semi               hand.

                                                       circle to end on left side of

                                                       chest.

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                                                        Lesson 33              THE END

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