Today was “fun with gusty crosswind landings” day, up and down 11 times. 
On final, the airspeed would go from 65 to 80 to 60 in a few seconds, just due to shifting winds, requiring constant adjustment. No such thing as a nice steady descent today.
On landing, the changing winds could cause you to float for several seconds, drift to one side or the other, or suddenly sink. It was like a roulette wheel. The winds weren’t that strong, but they were fickle.
Saw one guy land behind me in a taildragger. He could not get his tail down. When he finally did, he went into a (gentle) ground loop. Fun all around.
It was great experience, and all the landings feel so much better than before (especially early on, before the wind really picked up) but it was not the day to attempt a first solo. Waiting patiently for a less rambunctious day.
It was a funny day. Between 100-500 feet it was real rocky-rolly. You could really feel it after takeoff, clinging into the pattern. Once you go into the pattern (1000 feet) the wind was there, but steady, smooth. Then when you descended, you had to put on your dance shoes again.
* climbing to the pattern
We just beat the rain, which is rolling in now and expected to last all through tomorrow.
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