I’ve been saving up money over the past year for a purchase that recently fell through, so I redirected my search for the next item on my list: a replacement for my ancient Nikon D70. I’ve had an IFTTT alert set up for my local Craigslist since last fall, and cameras have come and gone. This morning a D7000 showed up in my feed at the right price in the right place. I shot the seller an email and he got back to me within an hour or two. He lives less than a mile from my house and used the camera to shoot birds in Africa.

We had set up the deal for after dinner, so Finn and I walked downtown and met him on a sunny park bench. I popped my 50mm lens on it, tested things out, and gave him money. Then Finn and I continued down the street for ice cream.

As if to confirm the wisdom of my purchase, Flickr decided to roll out a redesign today. It’s nice. We’ll see.