(So sorry for lag, working two jobs is killer.)
"Hello!" Jonas called out amicably, and seeing the man's hands were full, he couldn't shake his hand, so he gave a friendly sort of wave instead. "I see you have the required equipment in hand, so, let's uh... give this a try." he said and after he took the bucket from Ned, walked slowly toward the cow, and gently stroked her side and spoke to her softly.
"Hello girl. Now, I just wanted you to know, this is going to be my first time with this, and I uh... I'm hoping you will be gentle with me. I'm a really shy guy around ladies, and well, yeah..." he said and looked down at her. Bessie turned her head toward him and gave a long, soft moo, then looked around her surroundings again. "Do you have something to feed her, or distract her while I am attempting this?" Jonas asked Ned as he walked along side Bessie, and finding a crate to sit on, pulled it over and sat down next to her, with his head about where her hip was. He carefully put the bucket under the udders, and leaned his forehead against her side as he got ready to try to replicate what he had seen on TV , in movies, and had done at the county fair all those years ago.