images of women

my running in the morning takes half an hour and always takes the same route. along the sea over the lungomare i run till the statue of the madonna, i run around her, say 'hi maria' and then go back the same way. one could say that this sounds quite boring...but it isn't.
this morning, still on my way to maria, i noticed three girls on the beach. yelling, running, laughing, pushing each other. i guess they were about 13-14 years old. well dressed according to the last fashion but playing like happy kids. it made me smile.
a few minutes later just before arriving on the piazza of the madonna i met a man who i think is called pepe. not really sure but let's cal him pepe. at least 30 % of the male population here is called pepe so i guess i can take the risk. pepe is a striking phenomena in our village. he dresses like a woman. today he was wearing a pink t-shirt, a beige coloured tight kind of thin trousers and pointed shoes without high heals. through the pink of the t-shirt shined the light green of his bra partly covered by an enormous necklace. as always he had his big black bag around the shoulder. his face has an unnatural kind of brownish complexion. no wig today which means he is bolt. above all i find him enormously brave. you must have a lot of courage to walk around in this small village in the south of italy like this.  it won't make you a lot of friends probably. still i don't understand the choices he makes when it comes to dressing up. what is the image he has when he puts on his clothes. the pink t-shirt is still ok but the necklace it just too big... it's too much. the trousers he wears were ok for my mother in the 60ies...i wonder where he still buys them. the bag is too big and too black and would fit a very old lady when visiting the funeral of a friend. but he walks along the lungomare as if showing the latest design of christian dior or ralph lauren. as i said he is a brave man.
after my greeting maria i see pepe sitting on a bench overlooking the sea with a royal smile on his face.
from far i already see the 3 girls still on the beach. it's the same girls but they completely changed. no shouting, no jumping, no running, no playing anymore. they suddenly have female bodies and are very much aware of that. all the time they strike with their hands through their long hair or  just simply put the hair in the right shape by a quick move with the head. it's astonishing...they are like 5 years older...in ten minutes. the reason is two guys who joined them and seem to be impressed. again it makes me smile...but also a bit sad.
just a run of two times 15 minutes