That seems to be it from Banksy and his all creatures great and small series. He has uploaded photos to his website, his usual way of saying, “That’s all, folks”.

So long then mate, and thanks for the fish, goat, elephants, monkeys, wolf, pelicans, cat, rhino and gorilla. Apologies if anyone has been left out. It was like Sauchiehall Street as it used to be with animals popping up everywhere.

The mystery artist was, as per, nowhere to be seen. In like Flynn and out like a light. Once again, he showed human nature at its best, and its most pathetic.

Hang your head in shame the muppet who spray painted a “tag” on the rhino, despite the crowd’s protests, and the three chancers who made off with the wolf on a satellite dish.

The crowds were great, taking pictures, hanging round, generally joining in the fun. One theory had it that Banksy let the animals loose to cheer people up after a week of ugliness on the streets.

My favourite was the rhino mounting a Nissan Micra, complete with a traffic cone for a horn. I would like to think Banksy got the inspiration for the cone from his time in Glasgow last year.

The Herald, you will recall, had the world exclusive on Banksy’s first solo exhibition in 14 years. Our reporter Craig Williams was first through the door, followed by some old bird who looked like his granny but wasn’t. Yes, I had a smashing time, thank you.

Eerily enough, as I wandered around I could feel eyes following me. I fancied it was Banksy himself, keeping a close eye on the treasures, or it could have been a security guard familiar with my work in Woolworths as a child. We shall never know, unless Banksy wants to give me a call …