Congratulations and Fear not Rex, the D5000 is a real peach! Set at default settings it will make great looking photos and the stock 18-55mm lens is better than it deserves to be. Be sure to leave the lens "VR" set to "ON" and have a ball.

Now for the bad news - I hear we are supposed to be 5% smarter than any technology we own. That may be a tall order for guys like you and me but there are whole books written to help us understand all the buttons, knobs, and do-hickies on these critters. I'm partial to the "Magic Lantern" series of books. They are easier to grock than those inscrutable manuals.

In the end, its like riding a bike. All those years with the Yashica will have you running your new Nikon like Uri Geller bending spoons before you know it.

oh yeah - nice photo!