When we think about winter, we think of shorter days and longer nights. Chilly weather that calls for jackets, boots, hats, and scarves. Chestnuts roasting on an open fire — or even better — toasty marshmallows and chocolate bars melting over graham crackers. We think of sled riding, snow shoveling, snowball fights, snow men, snow angels… and the falling snow that turns our yards, neighborhoods and surrounding countryside into a winter wonderland. …