Leaning against a stone wall in rural Tuscany, this weathered wooden wagon wheel—its spokes, hub, and rust-banded rim intact—rests quietly in the shadow of another era. The cobblestone beneath is cracked and softened by weeds, while a vine descends from the windowsill above, barely brushing the top of the wheel. In an otherwise black-and-white image, three small clusters of red flowers emerge from the vine—simple, vivid, and impossible to ignore.
Spoke and Bloom invites contemplation of how foundational energy systems persist through reinvention. Though this particular wheel has long ceased to turn, the core idea it represents—a mechanism that transforms rotational energy into forward motion—remains enduring in modern mobility. Perhaps the ivy geraniums are a metaphor for fundamental technologies that never die and advance perennially.