This is a screenshot submitted for Iconpaper's Desktop Screenshot Contest 11/10. The theme is 'Autumn'.
I used GeekTool for the weather, time and date, and also the "today's events" on the upper right corner (which is very light so as not to distract people from the main focus). Bowtie is used for the music control, which I had modified from a few themes and added my own twists. The wallpaper is from [link]
Everything is very simple and minimal. I tried to create an environment that gives you useful information but at the same time is not too obtrusive. I usually hide the dock to make it even more so.